Meaning

Primary

Beverage

Alternative

Drink

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A thing you drink is a beverage.

Reading

のみもの
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

These are both the kun'yomi readings. You've learned them already, so you already know how to read this word!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • あまい飲み物

    a sweet beverage

    温かい飲み物

    a warm beverage

    おいしい飲み物

    a delicious beverage

Context Sentences

コウイチの飲んでいる飲み物は何ですか?

What's the drink that Koichi's drinking?

アイスクリームは飲み物ではありませんよ。

Ice cream is not a drink.

「何か冷たい飲み物はいかがですか?」「それでは、牛乳パックを二本頂けますか?」

"Would you like something cold to drink?" "Well then, could I have two cartons of milk?"

Kanji Composition