吸

suck; imbibe; inhale; sip

6 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1054.

Readings

• すう (kun reading): 吸う (すう) to breathe in; 吸い込む (すいこむ) to inhale
• キュウ (on reading): 吸収 (きゅうしゅう) absorption; 呼吸 (こきゅう) breathing

Components

• 口
• 及
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 及 radical reach
• 口 radical mouth

Words using 吸

• 吸う (すう) to breathe in
• 吸い込む (すいこむ) to inhale
• 吸い取る (すいとる) to suck up
• 吸い物 (すいもの) clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
• 猫吸い (ねこすい) smelling a cat
• 吸収 (きゅうしゅう) absorption
• 呼吸 (こきゅう) breathing
• 吸血鬼 (きゅうけつき) vampire
• 深呼吸 (しんこきゅう) deep breath
• 吸収合併 (きゅうしゅうがっぺい) merger
• 吸金剛 (ここんごう) Hevajra

163 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists