What does kanji 飲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 飲 is drink.

How is kanji 飲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 飲 are の.む, -の.み; the onyomi readings are イン, オン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 飲?

Kanji 飲 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 飲?

The main radical for kanji 飲 is 食.

What words use kanji 飲?

Example words that use kanji 飲 include 飲みもの, 飲食, 飲水, 飲料.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

飲

Meaning

Kanji 飲

drink

drink, smoke, take

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: の.む-の.み
Onyomi 音読み: インオン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 飮 (Kyūjitai) , 㱃 (Itaiji) , 淾 (Itaiji) , 饮 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #969
Strokes: 12
Radical: 食
Components: 欠 • 食
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 196 entries that include this kanji.

飲みもの

のみもの

drink

飲食

いんしょく

food and drink

飲水

のみみず

drinking water

飲料

いんりょう

beverage

飲食店

いんしょくてん

restaurant

飲料水

いんりょうすい

drinking water

飲酒

いんしゅ

drinking alcohol

飲み食い

のみくい

food and drink

飲みまわる

のみまわる

to go on a pub-crawl

飲用

いんよう

drinking

飲ます

のます

to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol)

飲ませる

のませる

to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

水を飲んでください。

Please drink some water.

毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。

I drink coffee every morning.

薬は食後に飲んでください。

Please take the medicine after meals.

彼は熱いスープを一気に飲んだ。

He gulped down the hot soup in one go.

その言葉を飲み込めなかった。

I couldn't swallow those words.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

みんなで撲滅飲酒運転 Minna de Bokumetsu Inshu Unten

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