Memory phrase for the Kanji: 飲
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飲 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| drink, swallow
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Pronunciation |
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nomu |
Explanation |
Left: food/eat 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [i.e. manners]) |
Mnemonic
| If food is lacking, you should drink (instead).
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Radicals
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食
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to eat | shows a cover and good 良 (It might be helpful to see the lower two strokes as chopsticks.) |
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欠
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deficiency | The radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open and stands for lack or deficiency. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 飲む |
のむ |
to drink |
| 飲み物 |
のみもの |
drink/beverage |
| 飲料水 |
いんりょうすい |
drinking water, potable water |
| 湯飲み |
ゆのみ |
teacup |
| 飲み込む |
のみこむ |
to gulp down/to understand/to catch on to/to learn/to digest |
| 飲み屋 |
のみや |
bar, pub |
| 飲み過ぎ |
のみすぎ |
overdrinking, excessive drinking |
| 飲料 |
いんりょう |
beverage, drink |
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