Kanji 吸: "suck, imbibe, inhale"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 吸

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 吸すうto breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.) · to suck; to sip; to slurp
• 呼こ吸きゅうbreathing; respiration · knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
• 吸すい込こむto inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to soak up · to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
• 深しん呼こ吸きゅうrespiration profonde ; respirer profondément
• 吸きゅう収しゅうabsorption; suction; attraction
• 吸きゅう血けつ鬼きvampire; bloodsucker
• 吸すい取とるto suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
• 吸すい上あげるto suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb · to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit
• 吸すい寄よせるto draw in; to attract
• 吸すい付つくto stick to; to cling to
• 一ひと呼こ吸きゅうshort pause; short interval
• 吸きゅう血けつbloodsucking; sucking blood

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