人を飲む

ひとをのむ

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

Kanji

• 人 person. Read as ひと.
• 飲 drink. Read as のむ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists