JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
飲 means to drink. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 12 strokes, read のむ or いん. It is built from 2 parts: 飠 (eat, food), 欠 (kneeling person, mouth open). It appears in 飲む (to drink) and 飲み物 (drink / beverage).
飲 is written in 12 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
飲 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飲む | のむ | to drink |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | drink / beverage |
| 湯飲み | ゆのみ | teacup |
食 tends to carry the sound いん. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 食 | いん | eat, food |
| 飲 | いん | drink, smoke |
These use 飠 or 欠 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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