呑み込む

• 読み: のみこむ
• ローマ字: nomikomu
• 漢字の分解: 呑 (don/no) — swallow, gulp; 込 (kō/ko) — go in, fill
• 発音: /no.mi.ko.mɯ/

意味

To swallow; to understand or grasp quickly; to suppress or hold back (emotions, words).

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb of 呑む (to drink, to swallow) and 込む (to do thoroughly, into). The literal sense is to swallow something whole. Figuratively, it can mean to comprehend something quickly (飲み込みが早い — to be a quick learner) or to swallow back emotions or words one was about to express (言葉を呑み込む — to swallow one's words). The verb is thus versatile, covering physical ingestion, cognitive absorption, and emotional suppression.

例文

1. 薬を水なしで呑み込もうとして、喉に詰まらせてしまった。
2. 彼は飲み込みが早く、一度説明しただけで複雑な仕組みを理解してしまった。
3. 言いたいことは山ほどあったが、場の空気を読んで言葉を呑み込んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, education, emotional expression, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 呑む (to swallow/gulp — an archaic form also meaning to absorb or accept) and 込む (inward, thoroughly). The broad semantic range — from literal swallowing to figurative comprehension and suppression — reflects the multi-dimensional nature of taking something fully inside.

文化的背景

時代: Contemporary

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General