Japanese Conversation · Level 96
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Japanese word
吸い込む
Pronunciation
Romajisuikomu
Meaning
- verbabsorb
Example
乾いた土が雨を吸い込みます。kawa i ta tsuchi ga ame o su i ko mi ma su
The dry soil absorbs the rain.
More examples
掃除機が床の小さなごみを吸い込みます。sō ji ki ga yuka no chii sa na go mi o su i ko mi ma su
The vacuum cleaner sucks up small bits of dirt from the floor.
Core concept
Expresses the movement of a substance or breath from the outside into a deeper interior.
Common phrases
水を吸い込むmizu o su i ko mu
absorb water
煙を吸い込むkemuri o su i ko mu
inhale smoke
空気を吸い込むkū ki o su i ko mu
draw in air
Similar words
吸収するkyūshūsuru: To take in liquid, gas, energy, or another substance as part of a material or system.
吸い取るsuitoru: To draw in liquid from a surface so that the surface becomes drier.
吸い上げるsuiageru: To draw liquid upward through a narrow passage or absorbent material.
Definition in Japanese
液体や空気などを、物の中や体の中に引き入れる。eki tai ya kū ki na do o mono no naka ya karada no naka ni hi ki i re ru
Word origin
吸い込む (suikomu) combines 吸う (sū, "suck") with 込む (komu, "go into"), making a compound that adds the sense of movement into the inside.
Usage tips
- In everyday descriptions, the same verb applies to a sponge taking in water and lungs taking in air, linking absorption with inhalation through one inward-moving idea.
Other meanings
- suck inverb
- inhaleverb
Opposites
- 吐き出すhakidasuexpelverb
Related words
- 吸い込みsuikomisuctionnoun