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The Japanese word for to drink is
飲む

のむ - nomu



to drink

Japanese Definition


drink
     1. 別表記. drinck (廃語)
     2. 動詞. のむ。特に容器に口をつけて飲む。
     3. 動詞. 酒を飲む。
     4. 動詞. 祝杯をあげる。乾杯する。
     5. 動詞. 吸い上げる。吸い込む。吸収する。
     6. 動詞. (比喩的に。知覚などによって)賞味する。味わう。鑑賞する。愛でる。
     7. 名詞. 飲み物。
     8. 名詞. 酒類。
     9. 名詞. (酒に限らず、液体を)飲むこと。
     10. 名詞. 飲酒。



Translations for drink and their definitions

飲み物
     1. n. drink


飲む
     1. to drink


ドリンク
     1. n. drink (served beverage, a soft drink or alcohol)


召し上がる
     1. v. (honorific) to eat


頂く
     1. v. to place on or above one's head
           (ja-x, 王%冠 を 頂く, おう%かん を いただく, to wear a crown)
           (ja-x, 雪 を 頂いた 山%々, ゆき を いただいた やま%やま, mountains with snow on top → snowy mountains)
           (ja-x, 星 を 頂いて 夜%道 を 行く, ほし を いただいて よ%みち を ゆく, to travel at night with stars above one's head)
     2. v. (humble) to receive; humble version of 貰う
           支持をいただいた。 - (We) received support.
     3. v. (humble) to take food or drink: to eat, to drink
           この後、スタッフが美味しくいただきました。 - The staff enjoyed it later.
     4. v. Usage: This term is more often spelled in hiragana. The humble one is the receiver; if this term is used when asking if someone else would like to receive something, it can be interpreted as su
     5. v. Usage: * Humble form of "to give", e.g.
     6. v. Usage: * Honorific form of "to receive", e.g.


飲料
     1. n. drink; beverage


飲用
     1. n. drinking
     2. v. drink, (consume liquid through the mouth)


     1. n. (impolite) any alcoholic beverage
     2. n. (especially) (synonym of ja, 日本酒, tr=nihonshu): sake gloss-lite, Japanese rice wine
     3. n. drinking, especially of alcoholic beverages
     4. n. (com form, ja, 酒, tr=sake, t=any alcoholic beverage; rice wine, rice vodka, sake)
     5. n. an alcoholic drink, especially sake (gloss-lite, Japanese rice wine)
     6. affix. alcoholic drink
Image illustrating the Japanese word 酒


お酒
     1. n. A warning of お酒 on a can of cocktail.
     2. n. alcohol, sake
Image illustrating the Japanese word お酒


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