飲 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「食」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「食」
- On
- イン
- Kun
- の(む)
- Meaning
- drink
Origin
飠 (food) + 欠 (a person with open mouth) — opening the mouth to gulp: to 'drink'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イン | 飲料・飲食・痛飲 |
|---|---|
| のむ | 飲む・飲み水 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 飲料水いんりょうすい
drinking water
- 飲食いんしょく
eating and drinking
Example
のどが かわいたので 水を 飲みます。
I am thirsty, so I drink water.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)