What does 飲み込む mean?
飲み込む is a Japanese verb meaning “to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand” in English. It can also be translated as “to understand, to be filled with (people)” depending on context. It is written as 飲み込む in kanji, のみこむ in hiragana, and nomikomu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。
The flood overwhelmed the village.
こつが飲み込めましたか。
Got the hang of it?