鵜う呑のみ

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Meanings

noun

swallowing whole; gulping down

Literally swallowing food without chewing, like a cormorant (鵜). Often used in the set phrase 鵜呑みにする.

彼かれは魚さかなを鵜う呑のみにした。
He swallowed the fish whole.

noun

accepting uncritically; swallowing a story

Figurative use: accepting information, explanations, or stories without questioning or verifying them. Common in 鵜呑みにする.

彼かれの話はなしを鵜う呑のみにしてはいけない。
You shouldn't swallow his story without question.
ネットの情じょう報ほうを鵜う呑のみにするのは危き険けんだ。
It's dangerous to accept online information uncritically.

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Usage patterns

〈話はなし〉を鵜う呑のみにするto accept a story/explanation at face value without questioning it
彼かれの話はなしを鵜う呑のみにしてはいけない。
You shouldn't just take his story at face value.
〈情じょう報ほう〉を鵜う呑のみにするto accept information uncritically without verifying it
ネットの情じょう報ほうを鵜う呑のみにするのは危き険けんだ。
It's dangerous to swallow information from the internet without checking it.

Expressions

鵜う呑のみにするswallow a story; accept without questioning · swallow whole; gobble up; gulp down

Kanji

鵜cormorant
呑drink

Related words

丸まる呑のみ sense 1
丸呑み is the plain verb for swallowing something whole (like a snake swallowing prey), while 鵜呑み adds the figurative sense of accepting information without questioning it.
妄もう信しん sense 2
盲信 is a more formal, negative term for blindly believing something without any critical thought, whereas 鵜呑み (used as 鵜呑みにする) is the everyday expression for taking a story or explanation at face value.

Written forms

鵜う呑のみUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling.
うのみUsage20%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
ウノミUsage2%

Etymology

From 鵜 (cormorant) + 呑み (swallowing), referring to the way cormorants swallow fish whole. The figurative sense developed from the literal image of swallowing without chewing.