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飲み込む

のみこむ

Readings

のみこむ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5m, vtto swallow; to gulp down
  2. 2.
    v5m, vtto understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
  3. 3.
    v5m, vtto engulf; to swallow up
  4. 4.
    v5m, vtto be filled with (people); to contain
  5. 5.
    v5m, vtto swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back

Kanji breakdown

飲
N212 strokesGrade 3
込
N45 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。

The flood overwhelmed the village.

こつが飲み込めましたか。

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飲み込むのみこむ

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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