飲み込む (のみこむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

飲み込む (のみこむ) means to swallow / to understand / to learn.

See example sentences below.

飲み込む at a glance

飲み込む

のみこむnomikomu

N1verb

to swallow / to understand / to learn

飲み込むのみこむnomikomuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to swallow / to understand / to learn

Example 1

彼は水を一気に飲み込んだ。

Translation

He gulped down the water at once.

Example 2

新しい言葉をすぐに飲み込めた。

Translation

I was able to quickly grasp the new word.