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飲み込む

swallow, take in; understand, suppress; hold back

飲み drink + 込む inward or thorough action
verb · present Rare #38,946
swallow
JA: 薬を水と一緒に飲み込んでください。
EN: Please swallow the medicine with water.
take in; understand Often used figuratively for grasping information or a situation.
JA: 彼は説明をすぐに飲み込んだ。
EN: He quickly understood the explanation.
suppress; hold back Used for emotions, words, or reactions that one prevents oneself from expressing.
JA: 彼女は言い返したい気持ちを飲み込んだ。
EN: She swallowed her desire to talk back.
Conjugation of 飲み込む
Present
飲み込む

サメは何でも飲み込む

Sharks swallow anything.

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)

少しずつ口に入れると飲み込むんだ

If you put it in its mouth little by little, it swallows it.

— तुम्बाड (2018)

食べ物を飲み込むとのどが痛みます。

My throat hurts when I swallow food.