吞: swallow

swallow; gulp (variant of 呑)

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Kun

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Variant of 呑 (のむ, ドン); modern text usually writes 呑む or 飲む. Common in set phrases like 声を吞む.

湯吞み茶碗ゆのみぢゃわんteacup

併吞へいどんannexation; swallowing up

声を吞むこえをのむto gasp; to be speechless

言葉を吞むことばをのむto be at a loss for words

あまりの美うつくしさに、思おもわず声を吞こえをのんだ。

The beauty was so great that I gasped without thinking.

古代こだいの王おうは、周まわりの小国しょうこくを次々つぎつぎと併吞へいどんして大おおきな国くにを作つくった。

The ancient king annexed the small neighboring states one after another and built a large nation.

朝あさ、湯吞み茶碗ゆのみぢゃわんにお茶おちゃを注そそいで、ゆっくり飲のんだ。

In the morning I poured tea into a teacup and drank it slowly.