の
飲
 
む

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine). 呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc..
  2. to smoke (tobacco). Also written 喫む.
  3. to engulf, to overwhelm.
  4. to keep down, to suppress.
  5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition).
  6. to make light of, to conceal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
の
飲
 
む
飲む のむ ✔
の
呑
 
む
呑む のむ ✔
の
飮
 
む
飮む のむ

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