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Kanji Detail for 吸 - "to inhale, to absorb"

吸

  • Meaning

    吸 means "to inhale, to absorb." Also associated with to attract.

    1. Inhale - To breathe in; to draw in.

    2. Absorb - To take in; to attract.

    3. Suck - To pull inward.

  • Words using 吸

    • 呼吸 こきゅう Listen breathing; respiration; knack
    • 吸収 きゅうしゅう Listen absorption; suction; attraction
    • 呼吸器 こきゅうき Listen respiratory organs
    • 吸い殻 すいがら Listen cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
    • 人工呼吸 じんこうこきゅう Listen artificial respiration
    • 吸い込む すいこむ Listen to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up
    • 吸血鬼 きゅうけつき Listen vampire; bloodsucker

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    • Verified meaning: to inhale, to absorb
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to attract

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    suck; imbibe; inhale; sip

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 呼 (exhale). Drawing air inward.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    su.u(す-う) す-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    inhale absorb attract suck breathe consume draw extract gulp pull sniff soak suction

Sentences including 吸

  • You will live longer if you don't smoke.

  • You had better not smoke while on duty.

  • Would you mind my smoking here?

  • He stopped smoking last year.

  • Would you mind not smoking?

  • Smoking is bad for your health.

  • You don't smoke , do you?

  • I smoke cigarettes.

  • I don't agree with you smoking.

  • Take a breath and hold it.

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