の
飲
　
み
こ
込
　
む

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to swallow, to gulp down.
  2. to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn.
  3. to engulf, to swallow up.
  4. to be filled with (people), to contain.
  5. to swallow (one's words), to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.), to stifle, to hold back.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
の
飲
　
み
こ
込
　
む
 飲み込む のみこむ ✔
の
呑
　
み
こ
込
　
む
 呑み込む のみこむ
の
飲
　
み
　
こ
　
む
 飲みこむ のみこむ
の
呑
　
み
　
こ
　
む
 呑みこむ のみこむ
　
の
　
み
こ
込
　
む
 のみ込む のみこむ
のみ
飲
こ
込
　
む
 飲込む のみこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drink, smoke, take
の.む　イン　オン (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む　こみ　ごめ (Early Jr. High, N3)
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)