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Japanese symbol for “drinking”

Romaji: in'you
drinking

In Japanese, drinking is , read (in'you).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vs drinking

Kanji and stroke order

drink, smoke, take
on: イン、オン
kun: の.む、-の.み
12 strokes · JLPT 4
utilize, business, service
on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “drinking”

WordReadingMeaning
いん indrinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
のみ nomidrink; drinking
ちょうだい choudaieating; drinking; having

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のむ nomuto drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
のみもの nomimonodrink; beverage
いんしょく inshokufood and drink; eating and drinking
いんりょう inryoubeverage; drink
いんしゅ inshudrinking alcohol
のみこむ nomikomuto swallow; to gulp down
しよう shiyouuse; application; employment
りよう riyouuse; utilization; utilisation

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.

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