JinmeiyōPre-Level 1
吞

Meaning

Kanji 吞

absorb

absorb, annex, engulf, swallow

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
のむ
Onyomi 音読み
テントンドン
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 呑 (Legal Form)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
7
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
奏 • 天 • 蚕 • 吴 • 昊 • 关 • 忝

Related vocabulary

8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

呑酸

どんさん

acid reflux

呑舟

どんしゅう

swallowing a boat whole

呑舟の魚

どんしゅうのうお

fish large enough to swallow a whole boat

併呑

へいどん

annexation

言葉を呑む

ことばをのむ

to hold one's tongue

声を呑む

こえをのむ

to hold one's tongue

網呑舟の魚を漏らす

あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす

the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は薬を水で吞んだ。

He swallowed the medicine with water.

その大波は小さな船を吞みこんだ。

The huge wave engulfed the small boat.

彼は怒りを吞んで黙っていた。

He swallowed his anger and stayed silent.

つらい言葉を吞んで笑顔を見せた。

She swallowed her harsh words and showed a smile.

その会社は地域の小さな店を次々と吞んだ。

The company swallowed up the small local shops one after another.