完飲

• Reading: かんいん
• Romaji: kan'in
• Kanji breakdown: 完 (complete/finish) + 飲 (drink) → completely drank
• Pronunciation: /kan.in/

Meaning

Drinking every last drop — finishing a bowl of ramen soup or a beverage completely without leaving anything behind.

完飲 is most commonly associated with ramen culture, where finishing the entire soup (which is rich, salty, and calorie-dense) is both an achievement and a compliment to the chef. Ramen fans debate whether 完飲 is worth the health trade-off, making it a regular topic in ramen reviews. The term is also used for finishing any drink completely.

Examples

1. このラーメンのスープ美味しすぎて完飲した。 The ramen broth was so good I drank every last drop.
2. 家系ラーメンのスープを完飲するのはさすがにカロリーやばい。 Finishing all the soup in a rich tonkotsu ramen is seriously a calorie bomb.
3. 完飲したくなるくらいスープが絶品だった。 The broth was so incredible it made me want to drink every last drop.

Usage Guide

Context: ramen shops, friends, food reviews

Tone: proud, indulgent

Do Say

• スープが美味しすぎて完飲しちゃった。 (The soup was so good I drank every last drop.)
• 完飲するか迷ったけどカロリー考えてやめた。 (I debated finishing the soup but stopped because of the calories.)

Don't Say

• 健康を気にする人に「完飲しなよ」と勧めるのは余計なお世話 (Urging a health-conscious person to finish their ramen soup is pushy)

Common Mistakes

• Confusing 完飲 with 完食 — 完飲 is for liquids (especially soup), while 完食 is for solid food

Origin & History

From 完 (complete/finish) + 飲 (drink). Used in ramen culture as a badge of honor for finishing the entire soup. Gained prominence with the rise of ramen review culture in the 2000s-2010s.

Cultural Context

Era: 2000s-2010s, tied to ramen review culture

Generation: All ages, especially ramen enthusiasts

Social background: Universal among ramen fans

Regional notes: Used across all of Japan. 家系ラーメン (Iekei ramen) fans particularly debate 完飲 due to the extremely rich, salty soup.