飲 (nomu) Kanji Meaning: "Drink" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A cup at an open mouth: drink.

飲 means drink

smoke, take

A cup at an open mouth: drink.

On'yomi

  • インin
  • オンon

Kun'yomi

  • の(む)nomu
  • の(み)nomi

How it's built

  • 飠food
  • 欠open mouth

Common words

  • 飲むのむto drink; to swallow
  • 飲料水いんりょうすいdrinking water
  • 飲食店いんしょくてんrestaurant
  • 飲料いんりょうbeverage; drink

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 飲Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 飲Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 飲Seal
  4. Today
Written 飮 before Japan's postwar reform.

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