汲くむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

draw water; scoop up; pump

Physical action of taking up water or liquid from a source, such as a well, river, or container.

• 井い戸どから水みずを汲くむ。

  I draw water from the well.

• 川かわの水みずをバケツに汲くんだ。

  I scooped river water into a bucket.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pour a drink; drink together

Used for pouring sake or other drinks into a cup, often in a social setting. Also implies sharing a drink. Related to 酌む.

See also: 酌む (くむ)

• お客きゃく様さまにお酒さけを汲くむ。

  I pour sake for the guest.

• 友ゆう人じんと酒さけを汲くみ交かわした。

  I shared a drink with a friend.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

consider someone's feelings; sympathize with; understand intuitively

Figurative use: to take into account someone's emotions, situation, or unspoken thoughts, showing empathy or insight.

• 彼かれの気き持もちを汲くんであげてください。

  Please try to understand his feelings.

• 相あい手ての事じ情じょうを汲くまずに批ひ判はんするのはよくない。

  It's not good to criticize without considering the other person's circumstances.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

draw upon; inherit; take from

Figurative use: to derive or take something from a source, such as ideas, traditions, or qualities.

• この作さく品ひんは古こ典てんから着ちゃく想そうを汲くんでいる。

  This work draws its inspiration from the classics.

• 彼かれの技ぎ術じゅつは師し匠しょうの教おしえを汲くんだものだ。

  His skill is something he inherited from his master's teachings.