飲み込む

のみこむ · nomikomu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to understand

🥤 飲 (nomu, drink) + 込む (komu, go into): drink it all the way in, so to gulp down or swallow deeply

Used figuratively for taking in or understanding something fully: the drink goes deep, the idea goes deep. 飲み込みが早い means quick to grasp.

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