飲

飲	Meanings: drink On Readings: イン in Kun Readings: の（む） no(mu) Most Used Pronunciation: nomu JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 3 Kanji Part: 食 Stroke Number: 12

Level 4 Completion 101 / 103

Common jukugo
飲み物 - のみ　もの nomi mono - a drink
飲み放題 - のみ　ほう　だい nomi hou dai - all you can drink

Useful Examples
Japanese: 何か飲みませんか？
Romaji: nanika nomimasen ka?
English: Wouldn't you like something to drink?

Japanese: 何か飲みたいですか？
Romaji: nanika nomitai desu ka?
English: Would you like something to drink?

Japanese: もう薬を一服飲む時間ですよ。
Romaji: mou kusuri o ippuku nomu jikan desu yo.
English: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.

Japanese: この薬は３時間毎に飲んでください。
Romaji: kono kusuri wa sanjikangoto ni nonde kudasai.
English: This medicine should be taken every three hours.

Look alike kanji

Notes/Mnemonic
'To drink' is similar to 'to eat' [食] - looks like a man on the right leaning on a bar having a drink [By Dean]

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.