Japanese symbol for “intuit”
汲む
くむ
Romaji: kumu
to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up
In Japanese, intuit is 汲む, read くむ (kumu).
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Meanings
- v5m, vt to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump
- v5m, vt to pour (into a cup); to drink (together)
- v5m, vt to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand
- v5m, vt to draw upon; to inherit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intuit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酌む | くむ kumu | to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汲み取る | くみとる kumitoru | to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up |
| 汲み取り | くみとり kumitori | dipping up (night soil); scooping up |
| 汲々 | きゅうきゅう kyuukyuu | diligent; absorbed (in something) |
| 汲み出す | くみだす kumidasu | to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out |
| 上汲む | うわぐむ uwagumu | to draw off the top liquid |
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.