Japanese symbol for “downing”
一飲み
ひとのみ
Romaji: hitonomi
swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite
In Japanese, downing is 一飲み, read ひとのみ (hitonomi).
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Meanings
- n swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite
- n sipping; sip
- n thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
Written forms: 一飲み、一呑み. Readings: ひとのみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 飲む | のむ nomu | to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) |
| 飲み物 | のみもの nomimono | drink; beverage |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.