N21347/1725

汲くむ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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くむ

Meanings

to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump
to pour (into a cup), to drink (together)
to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand
to draw upon, to inherit

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Example sentences

井戸いどから水みずを汲くんで畑はたけに運はこんだ。

I drew water from the well and carried it to the field.

彼女かのじょの気持きもちを汲くんで、何なにも言いわないことにした。

Considering her feelings, I decided not to say anything.

鍋なべのスープをお椀わんに汲くむ。

I ladle the soup from the pot into a bowl.

部下ぶかの苦労くろうを汲くまずに厳きびしく叱しかったことを後悔こうかいしている。

I regret having scolded my subordinate harshly without sympathizing with his hardships.

先人せんじんの知恵ちえを汲くみ、新あらたな技術ぎじゅつの開発かいはつに活いかすことが重要じゅうようだ。

It is important to draw upon the wisdom of our predecessors and apply it to the development of new technology.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)