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How to say 'Inhale' in Japanese | 吸い込む

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The Japanese word for Inhale is 'Suikomu', written as 吸い込む in Japanese.'Inhale' in hiragana is すいこむ.

    Meaning

    Inhale

    Reading

    すいこむ

    suikomu

    Kanji

    Inhale, Suck Put in, Crowded

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '吸い込む (すいこむ)' primarily means 'to inhale' or 'to suck in'. It is used to describe the action of drawing something in, such as air, smoke, or even abstract concepts like emotions. For example: She inhaled the fresh air deeply「彼女は新鮮な空気を深く吸い込んだ」(かのじょはしんせんなくうきをふかくすいこんだ). The vacuum cleaner sucked in all the dust「掃除機がすべてのほこりを吸い込んだ」(そうじきがすべてのほこりをすいこんだ). This verb can also be used metaphorically, such as when describing being absorbed or engrossed in something, like a story or a situation.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6806

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 吸い込む

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Inhale, Suck

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Put in, Crowded

Hiragana in the Word 吸い込む

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Mu

Words Related to 吸い込む Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 吸 as well.

  • word

    吸う

    Meaning

    Inhale, Suck

  • word

    吸収

    Meaning

    Absorption

  • word

    呼吸

    Meaning

    Breathing

Words Related to 吸い込む Through the Kanji

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 込 as well.

  • word

    申し込む

    Meaning

    Apply

  • word

    混む・込む

    Meaning

    Mix, Crowded

  • word

    込める

    Meaning

    Put, Include

  • word

    組み込む

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Embed

  • word

    飛び込む

    Meaning

    Jump into

  • word

    持ち込む

    Meaning

    Bring in

  • word

    込む

    Meaning

    Crowded

  • word

    突き込む

    Meaning

    Thrust

  • word

    思い込む

    Meaning

    Assume, Convince

  • word

    振り込み

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    入り込む

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    飲み込む

    Meaning

    Swallow, Comprehend

  • word

    巻き込む

    Meaning

    Involve

  • word

    乗り込む

    Meaning

    Enter, Board

  • word

    のぞき込む

    Meaning

    Peek

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    書き込む

    Meaning

    Write in

  • word

    落ち込む

    Meaning

    Depressed

  • word

    見込み

    Meaning

    Prospect

  • word

    申し込み

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    払い込む

    Meaning

    Pay

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    立て込む

    Meaning

    Crowded

  • word

    打ち込む

    Meaning

    Input, Devote

  • word

    振り込む

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    冷え込む

    Meaning

    Chill

  • word

    差し込む

    Meaning

    Insert, Pierce

  • word

    込み

    Meaning

    Included

  • word

    踏み込む

    Meaning

    Step in

  • word

    追い込む

    Meaning

    Corner

  • word

    突っ込む

    Meaning

    Criticize, Plunge

Learn the Word 吸い込む

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What does 'Suikomu' (吸い込む) mean?

'Suikomu' means 'Inhale' .

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