How to say "sip" in Japanese

• 吸うすうJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the verbal sense of taking in liquid by drawing it into the mouth, as with a straw or hot soup. Its core meaning is 'to suck', so the drinking context makes clear you mean sipping rather than suction.
• 一口ひとくちCommon
  nounA noun meaning a single mouthful — one sip, gulp, or small taste of a drink. Use it for amounts, as in taking just a sip of tea, rather than for the ongoing act of drinking.

Use 「吸う」 for the verb of drawing liquid into the mouth, and 一口 for the noun meaning a small mouthful or single sip of something.

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• すするto slurp
• 吸うすうto suck
• 一口ひとくちgulp
• 一飲みひとのみsipping