Frequency rank: 1,697.
- to swallow; to gulp down
- to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
- to engulf; to swallow up
- to be filled with (people); to contain
- to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back
godan verb -む; transitive
Generated: This usage refers to physically swallowing food or drink quickly and deeply.
He gulped down the coffee.
Generated: This usage is about comprehending or internalizing information or ideas.
Generated: This usage describes something being completely covered or engulfed by something else.
Generated: This meaning is used to indicate a place or space being tightly packed with people or objects.
The bus was filled with students on their way to school.
Generated: This usage refers to resisting the urge to speak out or refraining from expressing one's thoughts.