飲み込む

のみこむ

Also written 呑み込む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to swallow; to gulp down
2. to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
3. to engulf; to swallow up
4. to be filled with (people); to contain
5. to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back

Kanji

• 飲 drink. Read as のみ.
• 込 into. Read as こむ.

Example sentences

• それを飲み込みなさい。
  Drink it down.
• このミシンのこつをのみ込むのに、どのくらい時間がかかるのか。
  How long does it take to get the hang of this sewing machine?
• こつが飲み込めましたか。
  Got the hang of it?
• 私は彼の言うことがわからなかった。彼の話がうまくのみこめなかった。
  I couldn't understand him; I couldn't follow his way of speaking.
• 事の真相が彼に少しずつ飲み込めてきた。
  The truth of the matter is dawning on him.

Common phrases

• 町をのみ込む
• 全てを飲み込む
• 一気に飲み込む
• 唾を飲み込む

Words containing 飲み込む

• 飲み込みが早い (のみこみがはやい) quick-witted
• 飲み込みが悪い (のみこみがわるい) slow to understand

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Examples

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