Word Meaning 飲む

のむ nomu

飲む is read as のむ (nomu) and means to accept (e.g. demand, condition).

Meaning

English

to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
to smoke (tobacco)
to engulf
to overwhelm
to keep down
to suppress
to make light of
to conceal

Reading

Kana

のむ

Romaji

nomu

Writing Variants

呑むのむ nomu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飲み込む

のみこむ

to be filled with (people)

飲み物

のみもの

drink

飲食

いんしょく

food and drink

飲み水

のみみず

drinking water

飲料

いんりょう

beverage

飲料水

いんりょうすい

drinking water

飲食店

いんしょくてん

restaurant

飲用

いんよう

drinking

飲み食い

のみくい

food and drink

飲み屋

のみや

bar

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)

Example Sentences

10

緑茶飲む？

Do you drink green tea?

何か飲む？

Want a drink?

ビール飲む？

Do you want to drink some beer?

コーヒー、飲む？

Do you drink coffee?

チャイを飲む。

I’ll drink chai.

これを飲むんだ。

Drink this.

薬を飲む時間だ。

It's time to take my pills.

牛乳はよく飲むの？

Do you often drink milk?

緑茶ってよく飲む？

Do you drink green tea often?

何か飲むものある？

Is there anything to drink?