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吞 kanji
swallow, absorb, annex, engulf
- JLPT level
- Not on the lists
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
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On readings
ドントンテン
Kun readings
のむ
Words with 吞
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —併吞annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
- —吞酸acid reflux; heart-burn
- —吞舟swallowing a boat whole
- —吞舟の魚fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
- —網吞舟の魚を漏らすthe law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net