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► 動詞
飲む  [(1)のむ]    meaning:  drink  rank: 1
☆ を飲むのが好きだ ⇨ He likes to drink alcohol

飲む  [(1)のむ]    meaning:  swallow  rank: 1
☆ に飲まれた ⇨ The boat was swallowed in waves

飲む  [(1)のむ]  [coll]    meaning:  accept  rank: 2
☆ その条件はどうしても飲めない ⇨ There is no way I swallow, accept, that condition

飲み込む  [(3)のみこむ]    meaning:  swallow  rank: 2
☆ その錠剤は飲み込みづらい ⇨ That pill is hard to swallow
☆ 濁流に飲み込まれた ⇨ He was swallowed by muddy flood water

飲み干す  [(3)のみほす]    meaning:  drink  rank: 3
☆ 一気に飲み干した ⇨ He downed the entire cup in one swig

飲み明かす  [(4)のみあかす]    meaning:  drink  rank: 4
☆ 週末彼友達と飲み明かした ⇨ He drank all night with friends during the weekend  (☛ Drink all night)

飲み歩く  [(4)のみあるく]    meaning:  drink  rank: 4
☆ 毎晩飲み歩いている ⇨ He is bar-hopping every night  (☛ Literally “drink walk”, but doesn’t mean “drink while walking”, and rather means go bar-hopping)

飲み潰れる  [(5)のみつぶれる]    meaning:  drunk  rank: 4
☆ 飲み潰れるまで飲む ⇨ Drink until you drop

飲み込む  [(3)のみこむ]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ 彼等政治スキャンダルに飲み込まれた ⇨ They were embroiled a political scandal

飲み倒す  [(4)のみたおす]    meaning:  pay  rank: 5
☆   (☛ Refuse to pay bar tabs)

► 成句
飲まれる  [(3)のまれる]  [呑まれる]  [coll]    meaning:  intimidate  rank: 2
☆ 彼等戦うからに飲まれてしまっている ⇨ They are already intimidated by the opponent before the game starts  (☛ Get intimidated)

飲まれる  [(3)のまれる]  [呑まれる]  [coll]    meaning:  overwhelm  rank: 2
☆ 雰囲気に飲まれてしまった ⇨ He was overwhelmed (and intimidated) by the atmosphere  (☛ Get overwhelmed)

► 名詞
飲み物  [(3)のみもの]    meaning:  drink  rank: 1
☆ 飲み物はい? ⇨ What is a good drink for you? What do you want to drink?

飲み屋  [(2)のみや]    meaning:  bar  rank: 2
☆ 仕事帰り同僚と飲み屋に行った ⇨ He went to a bar with his coworkers after work  (☛ Typically one that serves sake and whiskey, and some food)

飲んだくれ  [のんだくれ]  [coll]  [contempt]    meaning:  drunk  rank: 3
☆ うちの父親はろくでなしの飲んだくれだった ⇨ My father was a useless alcoholic

飲み会  [のみかい]  [coll]    meaning:  party  rank: 3
☆ 年末は飲み会が沢山ある ⇨ There are a lot of drinking parties at the end of the year

飲み食い  [(2)のみくい]  [飲み食いする]  [coll]  [男]    meaning:  drink eat  rank: 4
☆ 従業員はただで飲み食い出来る ⇨ The employees can eat and drink for free

飲み友達  [のみともだち]    meaning:  friend  rank: 4
☆ の飲み友達だ ⇨ He is my drinking buddy

飲み込み  [のみこみ]    meaning:  learn  rank: 4
☆ 仕事の飲み込みがい ⇨ He swallows, learns, his work very quickly

飲み水  [(2)のみみず]    meaning:  water  rank: 4
☆ 飲み水 ⇨ Potable water