LingakuFrequency rank: 1,697.
- to gulp down; to swallow deeply
- to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
- to engulf; to swallow up
- to be filled with (people); to be crowded
- to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
Generated: This usage refers to physically swallowing food or drink quickly and deeply.
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.
Generated: This usage refers to resisting the urge to speak out or refraining from expressing one's thoughts.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] takes in [Knowledge]
[Person] swallows [Emotion]
[Person] digests [Information]
[Place] is engulfed by [People]
The station was engulfed by commuters.
[Person] holds back [Words]
She held back those words.
Generated related terms (experimental)
のみこむ飲み込む【のみこむ】
Refers to the act of gulping down or swallowing something, whether food or an idea.
He gulped down the water in one go.
Refers to understanding or comprehending something, often involving the grasping of concepts or ideas.
のみこまれる飲み込まれる【のみこまれる】
Refers to being swallowed up, often used in a figurative sense for situations, emotions, or circumstances.
みちる満ちる【みちる】
Refers to being filled with something, often in the context of space or emotions, not limited to physical crowding.
ことばをのみ言葉を飲みこむ込む【ことばをのみこむ】
Refers to holding back from saying something, often to avoid conflict or discomfort.
She swallowed her words and said nothing.