飲のむ

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飲む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	飲のむ	飲のまない
Polite	飲のみます	飲のみません
Past polite	飲のみました	飲のみませんでした
Past	飲のんだ	飲のまなかった
Te-form	飲のんで	飲のまないで
Desire	飲のみたい	飲のみたくない
Potential	飲のめる	飲のめない
Passive	飲のまれる	飲のまれない
Causative	飲のませる	飲のませない
Causative passive	飲のませられるalso 飲のまされる	飲のませられないalso 飲のまされない
Volitional	飲のもう
Polite volitional	飲のみましょう
Imperative	飲のめ	飲のむな
Conditional	飲のめば	飲のまなければ
Tara conditional	飲のんだら	飲のまなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

drink; swallow; take (medicine)

General word for drinking liquids, swallowing food or medicine, and taking pills. 呑む can emphasize gulping or swallowing whole.

Related words· 10

嚥えん下げ sense 1

嚥下 is a formal medical term for the act of swallowing, while 飲む is the everyday verb used in ordinary conversation.

飲いん酒しゅN3

飲む is the general verb for drinking anything, while 飲酒 is the formal noun specifically for consuming alcohol, often used in legal or medical contexts.

飲のみ込こむN1

飲む is the plain verb for drinking or swallowing, while 飲み込む stresses fully taking something down, often with effort or difficulty.

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すするN1
飲む is the general, neutral verb for drinking anything, while 啜る specifically describes drinking with a loud sucking sound, as with soup or noodles.
とる
飲む specifically means to drink, whereas 摂る is a broader, more formal term covering food, drink, and supplements taken for nutrition.
喫きっする
飲む is the ordinary verb for drinking, whereas 喫する is a stiffer, literary term used for tea, medicine, or tobacco as well.
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Politeness

召めし上あがるhonorific 尊敬語N4sense 1

召し上がる is the honorific form used when someone else is drinking (or eating), while 飲む is the plain, neutral verb.

頂いただくhumble 謙譲語N4sense 1

いただく is the humble form used when you yourself are drinking (or eating), while 飲む is the plain, neutral verb.

Don't confuse with

食たべるN5sense 1

食べる is used for eating solid food, while 飲む is used for liquids, swallowing whole, or taking medicine, and the two are often mixed up with soup-like foods (スープを飲む vs. スープを食べる).

吸すうN5sense 2

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.

Written forms

飲のむUsage89%

Standard kanji for drinking, swallowing, and most figurative uses.

のむUsage5%

Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the intended kanji nuance is not important.

呑のむUsage5%

Often used for gulping down, swallowing whole, or figurative engulfing; also common in some idiomatic expressions.

吞のむUsage1%

飲のむ

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