Japanese symbol for “nauseous”
飲みにくい
のみにくい
Romaji: nominikui
hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable
In Japanese, nauseous is 飲みにくい, read のみにくい (nominikui).
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Meanings
- n hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable; nauseous
Written forms: 飲みにくい、飲み難い. Readings: のみにくい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飲む | のむ nomu | to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) |
| 飲み物 | のみもの nomimono | drink; beverage |
| 飲食 | いんしょく inshoku | food and drink; eating and drinking |
| 飲料 | いんりょう inryou | beverage; drink |
| 飲酒 | いんしゅ inshu | drinking alcohol |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ nomikomu | to swallow; to gulp down |
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.