服のむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

take (medicine)

Used specifically for ingesting medicine, pills, or supplements. The kanji 服 is associated with taking medicine, while 飲む is the general verb for drinking. In practice, 飲む is also commonly used for medicine, but 服む explicitly marks the medicinal context.

See also: 飲む (のむ)

• 毎まい朝あさ、朝ちょう食しょく後ごに薬くすりを服のむ。

  I take my medicine every morning after breakfast.

• 風邪かぜをひいたので、解げ熱ねつ剤ざいを服のんだ。

  I caught a cold, so I took a fever reducer.