飲み込む
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. 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
Other spellings
呑み込む
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
のみこむ
のみこむ
Examples17
こつ
Got the hang of it?
洪水
The flood overwhelmed the village.
それ
Drink it down.
飛行機
The airplane was swallowed up in the large clouds.
英語
I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation.
蛇
The snake swallowed a frog.