I Love Kanji汲む (kumu)
汲む (くむ, kumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to draw (water); to ladle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くむ
- Romaji
- kumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump · godan verb, transitive
- to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) · godan verb, transitive
- to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand · godan verb, transitive
- to draw upon; to inherit · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 汲む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 汲む | くむ kumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 汲みます | くみます kumimasu |
| Negative | 汲まない | くまない kumanai |
| Polite negative | 汲みません | くみません kumimasen |
| Past | 汲んだ | くんだ kunda |
| Polite past | 汲みました | くみました kumimashita |
| Negative past | 汲まなかった | くまなかった kumanakatta |
| Te-form | 汲んで | くんで kunde |
| Potential | 汲める | くめる kumeru |
| Passive | 汲まれる | くまれる kumareru |
| Causative | 汲ませる | くませる kumaseru |
| Volitional | 汲もう | くもう kumou |
| Imperative | 汲め | くめ kume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 汲めば | くめば kumeba |
Kanji in 汲む
Source: JMdict entry 1229610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.