飲(の)み物(もの)

のみもの
noun
drink, beverage
1. drink, beverage
Any liquid that can be drunk.
飲(の)み物(もの)は何(なに)がいいですか。
What would you like to drink?
冷(つめ)たい飲(の)み物(もの)
A cold drink.
飲(の)み物(もの)を買(か)いに行(い)く。
To go buy drinks.
暑(あつ)い日(ひ)は冷(つめ)たい飲(の)み物(もの)がおいしい。
Cold drinks taste good on hot days.
パーティーのために、飲(の)み物(もの)と食(た)べ物(もの)をたくさん用意(ようい)した。
I prepared a lot of drinks and food for the party.

飲(の)み物(もの) is the standard general word for any drink or beverage. It covers everything from water and tea to alcohol.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冷(つめ)たい飲(の)み物(もの): cold drink
  • 温(あたた)かい飲(の)み物(もの): warm/hot drink
  • 飲(の)み物(もの)は何(なに)がいいですか: What would you like to drink?
  • 飲(の)み物(もの)を注文(ちゅうもん)する: to order a drink

WORD FORMATION:

Follows the verb-stem + 物(もの) pattern, meaning "something to [verb]":

  • 飲(の)み物(もの): something to drink
  • 食(た)べ物(もの): something to eat
  • 読(よ)み物(もの): reading material
  • 買(か)い物(もの): shopping

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ドリンク: drink (loanword, often used in menus and product names)
  • 飲料(いんりょう): beverage (more formal/written, as in 飲料水(いんりょうすい) — drinking water)

Related Words

Related: 飲(の)む (to drink)
Related: 食(た)べ物(もの) (food)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.4.2 13:29
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