飲み込む (Nomikomu): to Be Filled with (People), to Contain

Meaning

English

to be filled with (people)
to contain
to engulf
to swallow up
to swallow
to gulp down
to swallow (one's words)
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

Max. 12

飲み込みが早い

のみこみがはやい

quick-witted

飲み込みが悪い

のみこみがわるい

slow to understand

飲み込み

のみこみ

swallowing

生飲み込み

なまのみこみ

superficial

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

Example Sentences

2

食べ物を飲み込むとのどが痛みます。

My throat hurts when I swallow.

歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。

He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.