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
Forms
- 飲み込む【のみこむ】Frequency rank: 1,697.
- 呑み込む【のみこむ】Frequency rank: 6,901. – 6,911.
- 飲みこむ【のみこむ】Frequency rank: 20,521. – 20,614.
- 呑みこむ【のみこむ】Frequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326.
- のみ込む【のみこむ】Frequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.
- 飲込む【のみこむ】
- 呑込む【のみこむ】
- のみこむFrequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
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 definitions (experimental)
- 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)
This usage refers to physically swallowing food or drink quickly and deeply.
He gulped down the coffee.
This usage is about comprehending or internalizing information or ideas.
This usage describes something being completely covered or engulfed by something else.
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.
This usage refers to resisting the urge to speak out or refraining from expressing one's thoughts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
のみこむ飲み込むのがむずかしい難しいIt's hard to swallow (understand)のみこむ飲み込むことができるCan digest (understand)のみこむ飲み込むいぎ意義The significance to take in (understand)のみこむ飲み込むのはかんたん簡単だIt's easy to gulp down (understand)のみこむ飲み込むたいしょう対象The subject of swallowing (taking in)のみこむ飲み込むけつだん決断The decision to swallow (make)のみこむ飲み込むかんじょう感情Suppress emotions (hold back feelings)すべてをのみこむ飲み込むTo engulf everythingのみこむ飲み込むこうけい光景A scene that is swallowed up (engulfed)のみこむ飲み込むことば言葉Words swallowed (held back from speaking)ひとびと人々がのみこまれる飲み込まれるPeople are engulfed (crowded in)
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.
The classroom was filled with students.
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.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.
He swallowed a piece of toast because he was starving.