Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 飲む(のむ) in Japanese

飲む, 呑む, 飮む, 服む
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
のむ
Romaji
nomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to drink; to gulp; to swallow
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to smoke (tobacco)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to engulf; to overwhelm
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to keep down; to suppress
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make light of; to conceal

Examples of 飲む, 呑む, 飮む, 服む, のむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
飲む
Plain Polite
飲みます
Negative
飲まない
Negative Polite
飲みません

Past

Plain
飲んだ
Plain Polite
飲みました
Negative
飲まなかった
Negative Polite
飲みませんでした

Te

Plain
飲んで
Plain Polite
飲みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
飲まれる
Plain Polite
飲まれます
Negative
飲まれない
Negative Polite
飲まれません


Related Kanji

7 strokes

drink

On'Yomi: トン, ドン

Kun'Yomi: の.む

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

drink, smoke, take

On'Yomi: イン, オン

Kun'Yomi: の.む, -の.み

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

clothing, admit, obey, discharge

On'Yomi: フク

Kun'Yomi:

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13 strokes

drink

On'Yomi: イン, オン

Kun'Yomi: の.む

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