The Japanese word for to drink is
飲む
のむ - nomu
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. (I) drink | |
| 2. 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 |
| お酒 | |
| 1. n. A warning of お酒 on a can of cocktail. | |
| 2. n. alcohol, sake |
| 飲用 | |
| 1. n. drinking | |
| 2. v. drink, (consume liquid through the mouth) |
| 酒 | |
| 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 |
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