吸い込む|すいこむsuikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to soak up; to absorb
- godan verb, transitive verbto swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck inusu. in the passive
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 吸い込む（すいこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 吸い込みます（すいこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 吸い込まない（すいこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 吸い込みません（すいこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 吸い込まず・吸い込まぬ（すいこまず・すいこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 吸い込んだ（すいこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 吸い込みました（すいこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 吸い込まなかった（すいこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 吸い込みませんでした（すいこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 吸い込んで（すいこんで） |
| Potential | 吸い込める（すいこめる） |
| Passive | 吸い込まれる（すいこまれる） |
| Causative | 吸い込ませる（すいこませる） |
| Causative passive | 吸い込ませられる・吸い込まされる（すいこませられる・すいこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 吸い込めば（すいこめば） |
| tara | 吸い込んだら（すいこんだら） |
| Volitional | 吸い込もう（すいこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 吸い込みましょう（すいこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 吸い込め（すいこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym吸うすうNeutralThe most basic verb for sucking or inhaling, as in 「タバコを吸う」; unlike 「吸い込む」 it does not stress drawing something deep inside.
- Synonym吸引きゅういんWrittenA written noun for suction, also for magnetic pull or attracting people, as in 「吸引力」; 「吸い込む」 is the everyday verb.
- Synonym吸入きゅうにゅうWrittenA written noun for inhaling gas, smoke or dust; in medicine, as in 「酸素吸入」. More formal than the everyday 「吸い込む」.
- Synonym吸収きゅうしゅうNeutralA noun for absorbing water, heat, shock, nutrients or knowledge, or merging organizations; 「吸い込む」 stresses drawing something inside.
- Synonym吸い上げるすいあげるNeutralMeans to suck or pump something upward, and by extension to siphon off profits or take up people's opinions; the stress is on the upward motion.
- Synonym取り込むとりこむNeutralMeans to take or bring something in, including importing data; its uses are broad, and it does not have to involve sucking.
- Synonym取り入れるとりいれるNeutralMeans to adopt or introduce something, as in 「意見を取り入れる」; it has nothing to do with breathing in.
- Synonym吸い入れるすいいれるNeutralMeans to suck or draw something in toward yourself; rare in writing, while 「吸い込む」 is more common and can also picture being swept into a crowd or the darkness.
- Related飲み込むのみこむNeutralMeans to swallow, and figuratively to grasp or catch on; its objects are mostly food or the point of something, and it works by swallowing rather than sucking.
- Related吸い取るすいとるNeutralMeans to suck something up and away or suck it dry, and also to squeeze money out of someone; 「吸い込む」 stresses taking it inside.
- Related吸気きゅうきWrittenA technical term for breathing in or air intake, the counterpart of exhalation; 「吸い込む」 is the everyday verb.
- Antonym吐き出すはきだすNeutralMeans to spit out or breathe out; the direct opposite of 「吸い込む」 taking things in.
- Antonym排出するWrittenA written verb for discharging exhaust gas or waste; the opposite of 「吸い込む」.
Use 「吸い込む」 for drawing gas or liquid inside, or for being swept in as by a crowd or the darkness, as in 「深く息を吸い込む」. For plain sucking or smoking say 「吸う」, for swallowing 「飲み込む」, for absorbing water, heat or knowledge 「吸収」; 「吐き出す」 is the opposite.
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