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Kotomora

飲

drink, smoke, take

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • イン
  • オン

Kun'yomi

  • の.む
  • -の.み

Meaning

飲 centers on taking something into the body through the mouth: drinking liquids, smoking, or ingesting medicine. The core idea is oral intake.

Most common words using 飲

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  • 飲むのむ
    N5

    to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)

  • 飲み物のみもの
    N5

    drink; beverage

  • 飲食いんしょく

    food and drink; eating and drinking

  • 飲料いんりょう

    beverage; drink

  • 飲めるのめる

    to be able to drink

  • 飲酒いんしゅ
    N3

    drinking alcohol

  • 飲いん

    drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

  • 飲み屋のみや

    bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

  • 飲ますのます

    to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to let drink

  • 酒飲みさけのみ

    (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

  • 飲み込むのみこむ
    N1

    to swallow; to gulp down

  • 試飲しいん

    sampling a drink; tasting

  • 飲み込みのみこみ

    swallowing

  • 飲用いんよう

    drinking

  • 愛飲あいいん

    drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

  • 清涼飲料水せいりょういんりょうすい

    soft drink

  • 水飲みみずのみ

    (act of) drinking water

  • 飲み食いのみくい

    food and drink; eating and drinking

  • 飲み干すのみほす

    to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

  • 暴飲ぼういん

    heavy drinking

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Etymology

飲 combines 飠 (food/eat) and 欠 (open mouth), suggesting the act of drinking or taking in through the mouth. The modern form preserves this semantic combination clearly.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 飠 relates to food and eating, and the right side 欠 looks like a person with an open mouth. Together they show someone opening their mouth to drink or take in something.

Reading mnemonic

For イン, imagine drinking a refreshing inn water from a well: inn -> イン, and the open mouth 欠 drinks from the food-related 飠 source.