Word Meaning 飲める

のめる nomeru

飲める is read as のめる (nomeru) and means to be able to drink.

Meaning

English

  1. to be able to drink
  2. to be worth drinking

Reading

Kana

のめる

Romaji

nomeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 150024 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飲ませる

のませる

to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol)

飲み回る

のみまわる

to go on a pub-crawl

飲み物

のみもの

drink

飲む

のむ

to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

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

Example Sentences

10

Is this water okay to drink?

Where is the water drinkable?

Are you old enough to drink?

I'm still too young to drink.

I really want to hit drinking age already.

I wonder whether this water is really drinkable.

Tom isn't old enough to drink.

How old do you have to be in Australia to be able to drink?

Is the tap water in Australia drinkable?

I'd like some motion sickness medicine for children.