吸 — kanji meaning “suck”
吸
suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
- Meanings
- suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- す.う
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1054 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- xī — Chinese character page
Words with 吸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 吸う | すう suu | to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.) |
| 吸引 | きゅういん kyuuin | absorption; suction; aspiration |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 吸い込む | すいこむ suikomu | to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up |
| 吸入 | きゅうにゅう kyuunyuu | inhalation |
| 吸い殻 | すいがら suigara | cigarette end; cigarette butt |
| 吸着 | きゅうちゃく kyuuchaku | adsorption |
| 深呼吸 | しんこきゅう shinkokyuu | deep breath |
| 吸い上げ | すいあげ suiage | suction; sucking |
| 吸気 | きゅうき kyuuki | inhalation (of air); inhaled air |
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