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飲

drink
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingイン、オン
Kun readingの.む、-の.み
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. drinkRtK
  2. smoke
  3. take
    彼は毒を飲んで自殺した。He killed himself by taking poison.tatoeba
  1. to drink
  2. to swallow
  3. to take (medicine)
  4. to smoke (tobacco)
  5. to swallow up

Popular Usage

飲む飲み物

Radicals and components

Radical食eat飠variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eat · food · umbrella · good · halo · drop (丶) · silver (金) · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1584

Compound words

飲むのむ
to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up
飲み物のみもの
drink; beverage
飲酒いんしゅ
drinking alcohol
飲食いんしょく
food and drink; eating and drinking
飲料いんりょう
beverage; drink
飲食店いんしょくてん
restaurant
飲料水いんりょうすい
drinking water
飲み水のみみず
drinking water; potable water
飲み会のみかい
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
飲酒運転いんしゅうんてん
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol)
飲み込むのみこむ
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to take in
愛飲あいいん
drinking habitually
飲助のみすけ
tippler
飲水いんすい
(act of) drinking water
飲代のみしろ
drink money
飲薬のみぐすり
oral medicine
鯨飲げいいん
drinking hard
豪飲ごういん
heavy drinking
愛飲者あいいんしゃ
(habitual) drinker
一飲みひとのみ
swallowing in one gulp
飲みでのみで
more than enough (to drink)
飲み出のみで
more than enough (to drink)
飲み助のみすけ
tippler
飲み代のみしろ
drink money

On Reading Examples

彼は彼女に飲酒をやめるようにと忠告した。いんしゅ
He advised her to stop drinking.tatoeba
多くの川は汚染がひどいのでもはや飲料水をとるためにりようすることはできない。いんりょう
Many rivers have been so polluted that they can no longer be used for drinking water.tatoeba
私たちは飲料水の供給をその川に頼っている。いんりょう
We depend upon the river for the supply of water to drink.tatoeba
原住民は雨水をためて飲料水にしている。いんりょう
The natives collect and store rain-water to drink.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に飲酒をやめるようにと忠告した。
He advised her to stop drinking.tatoeba
彼は彼の飲む癖を直した。
He was cured of his drinking habit.tatoeba
彼は濃い緑茶を飲みすぎた。
He drank too much strong green tea.tatoeba
日本酒を飲むための盃の一種。
Guinomi is a type of sakazuki for drinking sake.wiki
また、抹茶を飲む茶碗にも使わない。
It is not used for tea bowl for drinking Matcha (powdered green tea).wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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