Word Meaning 飲み込む

のみこむ nomikomu

飲み込む is read as のみこむ (nomikomu) and means to be filled with (people).

Meaning

English

  1. to be filled with (people)
  2. to contain
  3. to engulf
  4. to swallow up
  5. to swallow
  6. to gulp down
  7. to swallow (one's words)
  8. to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.)

Reading

Kana

のみこむ

Romaji

nomikomu

Writing Variants

  • 呑み込む のみこむ nomikomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 嚥下する,飲み下す,呑む,飲む Related Words 飲む,吸う Rank 7979 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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飲み込み

のみこみ

swallowing

飲む

のむ

to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

飲酒

いんしゅ

drinking alcohol

飲み回る

のみまわる

to go on a pub-crawl

飲み放題

のみほうだい

all you can drink

飲み過ぎ

のみすぎ

overdrinking

飲み薬

のみぐすり

oral medicine

飲酒運転

いんしゅうんてん

drunk driving

話し込む

はなしこむ

to be deep in talk