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    3. 人を飲む

    人を飲む

    人ひとを​飲のむ​

    to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ひとをのむ

    Verb

    1.
    to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

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    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    飲
    の.む・-の.み…(2)
    drink・smoke・take
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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