| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 呑む | のむ | to drink, to gulp, to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf, to overwhelm; to keep down, to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of, to conceal |
| 呑み込む | のみこむ | to gulp down, to swallow deeply; to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest |
| 呑み | のみ | drink, drinking; spigot, tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking |
| ぐい呑 | ぐいのみ | large sake cup; gulping down a drink, taking a swig at something |
| 一呑み | ひとのみ | swallowing in one gulp, downing, mouthful, bite; sipping, sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent, making easy prey of someone |
| 呑み口 | のみくち, のみぐち | taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; rim (of a glass); shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap, faucet, spigot |
| 呑口 | のみくち, のみぐち | taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; rim (of a glass); shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap, faucet, spigot |
| 呑み代 | のみしろ | drink money, drinking money |
| 呑み助 | のみすけ | tippler, drunkard, heavy drinker |
| 鵜呑み | うのみ | swallowing (food, story) |