飲む (のむ) — to drink
飲む
to drink
Frequency #345
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
godan verb (-mu)
transitive
action
nomu
のむ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
のむ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- to drink
Explained in simple Japanese
- 水や おちゃを 口から おなかに 入れる。
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Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
飲む のむ |
飲みます のみます |
| Present negative |
飲まない のまない |
飲みません のみません |
| Past |
飲んだ のんだ |
飲みました のみました |
| Past negative |
飲まなかった のまなかった |
飲みませんでした のみませんでした |
| Te-form |
飲んで のんで |
飲みまして のみまして |
| Potential |
飲める のめる |
飲めます のめます |
| Potential negative |
飲めない のめない |
飲めません のめません |
Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
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- 来る to come auxiliary verb intransitive kuru verb (irregular)
- 行く to go godan verb (iku/yuku) intransitive
- 書く to write godan verb (-ku) transitive
- 読む to read godan verb (-mu) transitive
- 見る to see auxiliary verb ichidan verb transitive
- 聞く to hear godan verb (-ku) transitive
- 食べる to eat ichidan verb transitive
- 歩く to walk godan verb (-ku) intransitive
- 走る to run godan verb (-ru) intransitive