吸う (すう, suu) Japanese meaning: breathe in | Kotomora

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吸う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	吸すう	吸すわない
Polite	吸すいます	吸すいません
Past polite	吸すいました	吸すいませんでした
Past	吸すった	吸すわなかった
Te-form	吸すって	吸すわないで
Desire	吸すいたい	吸すいたくない
Potential	吸すえる	吸すえない
Passive	吸すわれる	吸すわれない
Causative	吸すわせる	吸すわせない
Causative passive	吸すわせられるalso 吸すわされる	吸すわせられないalso 吸すわされない
Volitional	吸すおう
Polite volitional	吸すいましょう
Imperative	吸すえ	吸すうな
Conditional	吸すえば	吸すわなければ
Tara conditional	吸すったら	吸すわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

breathe in; inhale; smoke

Used for drawing air or smoke into the lungs. Covers breathing, inhaling, and smoking cigarettes or similar.

深しん呼こ吸きゅうをするときは、鼻はなからゆっくり空

Kanji

吸suck, imbibe, inhale
喫consume, eat, drink

Related words· 7

吸きゅう収しゅうN3sense 3
吸収する is the formal, technical word for absorption (e.g. in science or economics), while 吸う is the everyday physical word for soaking up liquid or light.
キスN1sense 4
キスする is the standard neutral word for kissing, while 吸う is a slangy or manga-style way to describe a kiss that emphasizes sucking.
すするN1sense 2
啜る specifically means to slurp or sip with a drawing sound, while 吸う is the more general verb for sucking in liquid or air.
喫きつ煙えんN1sense 1
喫煙する is the formal word for smoking used in signs and rules, while 吸う is the casual everyday verb for smoking a cigarette.

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しゃぶるN2
吸う is the general, neutral verb for sucking or inhaling, while しゃぶる specifically means to suck or lick with the tongue in the mouth and has a casual, childish tone.
吸すい込こむN1
吸う is the general verb for sucking or inhaling, while 吸い込む stresses drawing something in deeply or completely.
喫きっする
吸う is the common verb for smoking or inhaling, while 喫する is a formal alternative used mainly in written or literary contexts.

Opposites

吐はくN3sense 1
吐く means to breathe out or exhale, while 吸う means to breathe in or inhale.
つくN1
吸う means to inhale or breathe in, the opposite action to 吐く（つく）'s exhaling.
はじくN1
弾く describes a surface repelling water or dirt without absorbing it, while 吸う describes the surface absorbing or soaking it up.

Don't confuse with

飲のむN5
吸う means to inhale or suck in and is the modern verb for smoking (タバコを吸う), whereas 飲む in タバコを飲む is an older, less common set phrase for the same act.

Word family· 19

吸すい上あげ
suction; sucking up
吸すい込こむN1
inhale; breathe in; suck up; absorb · swallow up; engulf; suck in
吸すい込こみ
suction; intake; drawing in
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Written forms

吸すうUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
喫すうUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
すうUsage3%

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 吸 is used for its meaning of inhaling or sucking, while the rare form 喫 is associated with eating, drinking, or smoking.

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