drink, smoke, take

About this kanji

The kanji 飲 primarily means "to drink" but can also refer to smoking or taking in something. It is commonly used as a verb, as in 飲む (のむ), which means "to drink." You will often encounter it in compounds like 飲食 (いんしょく), meaning "food and drink," and 飲料 (いんりょう), which means "beverage." Another compound, 飲酒 (いんしゅ), refers to drinking alcohol. A useful note is that 飲 can also appear in words related to food and dining, like 飲食店 (いんしょくてん), meaning "restaurant," highlighting its versatile nature in various contexts.

Example sentences

• 彼は水を飲んだ。

  He drank water.

Meanings across languages

English

drink, smoke, take

Tiếng Việt

uống, khói, lấy

日本語

飲む, 煙草, 取る

한국어

마시다, 흡연하다, 가져가다

中文

喝, 吸, 拿

id

minum

th

ดื่ม

es

beber

fr

boire

de

trinken

pt

beber

Common compounds

• 飲食いんしょくfood and drink, eating and drinking
• 飲料いんりょうbeverage, drink
• 飲むのむto drink, to swallow, to take (medicine)
• 飲酒いんしゅdrinking alcohol
• 飲食店いんしょくてんrestaurant
• 飲料水いんりょうすいdrinking water
• 飲み水のみみずdrinking water, potable water
• 飲み物のみものdrink, beverage

Words using this kanji

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