汲む

くむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump
2. to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) See also: 酌む (くむ).
3. to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand
4. to draw upon; to inherit

Kanji

• 汲 draw (water); ladle; scoop. Read as くむ.

Example sentences

• 井戸から水をくんできてください。
  Please draw water from the well.
• わたしは、あの連中と手をくんでいると思われたくない。
  I don't want to identify myself with that group.
• バケツに水を汲んでくるよ。
  I'll get a bucket of water.
• 彼は井戸へ行って水をくんできた。
  He fetched some water from the well.
• 彼らは、お互い、手をくんでいる。
  They walk arm in arm with each other.

Common phrases

• 流れを汲む (ながれをくむ) to be descended from
• 水を汲む
• 酌み交わす (くみかわす) to pour drinks for each other
• 意を酌む (いをくむ) to enter into a person's feelings
• 気持ちを汲む (きもちをくむ) to consider others' feelings

Words containing 汲む

• 汲み取る (くみとる) to draw (water)
• 汲み上げる (くみあげる) to draw (water, etc.)
• 汲み出す (くみだす) to bail out (water)

And 12 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Spoken

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