飲み込む

のみこむ

呑み込む飲みこむ呑みこむ

[nomikomu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to swallow; to gulp down

2.GodanTransitive

to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn

3.GodanTransitive

to engulf; to swallow up

4.GodanTransitive

to be filled with (people); to contain

5.GodanTransitive

to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back

処方された薬を水と一緒に飲み込みました。

I swallowed the prescribed medicine with water.

説明をすぐに飲み込むことができた。

I was able to understand the explanation quickly.

涙を飲み込んで前を向いた。

She swallowed her tears and looked ahead.