- to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.
- to smoke (tobacco)also written 喫むsee also
- to engulf; to overwhelm
- to keep down; to suppress
- to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
- to make light of; to conceal
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)
- to smoke (tobacco)
- to engulf; to overwhelm
- to keep down; to suppress
- to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
- to make light of; to conceal
This usage refers to the act of consuming a liquid or swallowing something, including medicine.
This usage is specifically for smoking tobacco products.
This usage indicates being surrounded or swallowed by something overwhelming.
This usage is about holding back or suppressing something.
This usage is about agreeing to or accepting something.
This usage refers to making light of a matter or concealing the truth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きごう(きごう)to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)to drink waterto drink alcoholto take medicineto smoke tobaccobeveragedrinking partyto drink in one gulpall-you-can-drinkto drink too muchto suppress worriesto swallow bitter medicineto accept a new proposalto be engulfed by a big waveto make light of (a drink)
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When you swallow a dangerous substance, what you need to do depends on what you swallowed.
"Can I have it?" "Sorry, I drank it at the hotel!" "Thought so."
A light lunch at MacD's, coffee at Starbucks, then a few drinks with shabu-shabu - that's the way it went.
It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.
Cough syrup. If I don't drink a mouthful before going on stage I can't settle down!
I kept saying "Let's stop" but she drained cup after cup of wine -- and now, as you can see, she's completely drunk.
If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am.
We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.