Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
飮み込む (kyūjitai)
呑み込む

Etymology edit

Compound verb from 飲み (nomi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb 飲む (nomu, to drink; to swallow)) +‎ 込む (komu, to go into).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [no̞mʲiko̞mɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "飲み込む"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
飲み込む みこ [nòmíkóꜜmù]
Imperative (命令形) 飲み込め みこ [nòmíkóꜜmè]
Key constructions
Passive 飲み込まれる みこまれ [nòmíkómáréꜜrù]
Causative 飲み込ませる みこませ [nòmíkómáséꜜrù]
Potential 飲み込める みこめ [nòmíkóméꜜrù]
Volitional 飲み込もう みこも [nòmíkómóꜜò]
Negative 飲み込まない みこまない [nòmíkómáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 飲み込まなかった みこまなかった [nòmíkómáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 飲み込みます みこみま [nòmíkómímáꜜsù]
Perfective 飲み込んだ みこんだ [nòmíkóꜜǹdà]
Conjunctive 飲み込んで みこんで [nòmíkóꜜǹdè]
Hypothetical conditional 飲み込めば みこめば [nòmíkóꜜmèbà]

Verb edit

()() (nomikomutransitive godan (stem ()() (nomikomi), past ()()んだ (nomikonda))

  1. swallow, gulp down
  2. (figurative) digest, understand
    Synonyms: 理解する (rikai suru), 納得する (nattoku suru), 分かる (wakaru)
    ()()(はや)ね。
    Nomikomi ga hayai ne.
    You understood it so quickly.

Conjugation edit