汲
キュウ
く.む
draw (water); ladle; scoop; pump
Words
汲む
くむ
- to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump v5m vt
- to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) v5m vt
- to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand v5m vt
- to draw upon; to inherit v5m vt
一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁
いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん
- the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate exp proverb
汲み取り式便所
くみとりしきべんじょ
- toilet (from which night-soil may be collected) n
気持ちを汲む
きもちをくむ
- to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings exp v5m
汲み入れる
くみいれる
- to draw (water); to fill (with water) v1 vt
- to take into consideration v1 vt