Word Meaning 人を飲む

ひとをのむ hito o nomu

人を飲む is read as ひとをのむ (hito o nomu) and means to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves).

Meaning

English

  1. to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

Reading

Kana

ひとをのむ

Romaji

hito o nomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 125712 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人目

ひとめ

(public) notice

人事

じんじ

personnel affairs

人道

じんどう

human realm

人口

じんこう

common talk

人物

じんぶつ

able person

人工

じんこう

artificial

人体

じんたい

human body

人質

ひとじち

hostage

人文

じんぶん

humanity

人心

じんしん

consciousness

人通り

ひとどおり

pedestrian traffic

人事

ひとごと

other people's affairs