飲み込み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飲 込
の
Grade: 3 		こ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
飮み込み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Nominative form of the verb 飲(の)み込(こ)む (nomikomu)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) のみこみ [nòmíkómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [no̞mʲiko̞mʲi]

Noun

飲(の)み込(こ)み • (nomikomi) 

  1. swallowing
  2. (figurative) understanding, comprehension
    Synonyms: 理解 (rikai), 納得 (nattoku)
    飲(の)み込(こ)みが早(はや)いね。
    Nomikomi ga hayai ne.
    You understood it so quickly.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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