Onyomi: イン, オン · Kunyomi: -の.み, の.む · Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Kanji for drink, smoke, take
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The kanji 飲 combines the food radical 飠 (to eat or consume) with 欠 (to open the mouth or yawn). Together, they depict the act of bringing something to the mouth — to drink or swallow. Originally, it meant “to drink,” but it can also mean “to take in” or “to consume,” both literally and figuratively.
Food and an open mouth — 飲 means to drink, swallow, or consume.
Imagine lifting a cup and opening your mouth to take a sip — that’s 飲, the kanji for drinking.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 飲 | いん | drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol), drink, drinking party | Noun |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink, to swallow, to take (medicine) | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | drink, beverage | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ | to swallow, to gulp down | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 飲料 | いんりょう | beverage, drink | common Noun |
| 飲料水 | いんりょうすい | drinking water | common Noun |
| 飲酒運転 | いんしゅうんてん | drunk driving, drink-driving, driving while intoxicated, drinking and driving, driving under the influence (of alcohol) | common Noun |
| 飲酒 | いんしゅ | drinking alcohol | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 飲食 | いんしょく | food and drink, eating and drinking | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 飲み会 | のみかい | drinking party, get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks) | common Noun |