Kanji 呑: drink

Key takeaways

Kanji 呑: drink. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

呑

Meaning

drink

On reading

とんどん

Kun reading

の.む

Radical

口

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 呑

drink

Kanji structure breakdown

呑

Structure breakdown

夭 + 口

Mnemonic story

Imagine a young person (夭) opening their mouth (口) wide to gulp down a drink or swallow food. This combination of components vividly depicts the physical act of consuming something through the mouth.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はいつものんきに話す。

Translation

He always speaks in a carefree way.

Example 2

のんきにしていると失敗するよ。