吸 – suck, imbibe, inhale

6 strokesTaught in grade 6#1054 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 吸 means suck, imbibe, inhale, sip. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す.う (suu). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu
Kun’yomi	す.う	suu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: ノ・口・及.

Words using 吸

吸うすうto breathe in吸収きゅうしゅうabsorption呼吸こきゅうbreathing

Example sentences

この紙はインクを吸わない。

This paper does not absorb ink.

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この布は水をよく吸収する。

This cloth absorbs water well.

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酸素は私たちが呼吸すると肺の中に取り込まれる。

Oxygen is taken into our lungs when we breathe.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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