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On’yomiとん・どん
Kun’yomiの.む
7 strokes #2300 most common Radical mouth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 呑

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 呑

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 呑

Radical 30 of 214
Mouth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 呑 is filed under (mouth) — radical number 30 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 口

練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 呑

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

呑み屋 のみや bar; saloon; pub
酒呑 さけのみ (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler
酒呑み さけのみ (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler
呑む のむ to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
呑込む のみこむ to swallow; to gulp down; to understand
呑み込む のみこむ to swallow; to gulp down; to understand
呑みこむ のみこむ to swallow; to gulp down; to understand
水呑み みずのみ (act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass
呑気 のんき easy; easygoing; carefree
湯呑 ゆのみ teacup
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 呑

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 呑 — learn them together, not separately.

画数 · 7 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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呑 is the 2300th most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 呑

What does the kanji 呑 mean?

呑 means Drink. It is the 2300th most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 呑?

呑 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) とん、どん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) の.む.

How many strokes does 呑 have?

呑 is written with 7 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 呑?

The radical of 呑 is 口 (mouth), radical number 30 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 呑 made of?

呑 is built from 夭 (early death) and 口 (mouth). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 呑?

Common words written with 呑 include 呑み屋 (のみや, bar; saloon; pub); 酒呑 (さけのみ, (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler); 酒呑み (さけのみ, (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler).

Which kanji sound the same as 呑?

呑 shares a reading with 団 (とん), 鈍 (どん), 敦 (とん), 豚 (とん), 曇 (どん), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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