1.
to inhale; to breathe in
To draw air or a gas into the lungs through the nose or mouth.
深く息を吸い込んでリラックスしてください。
Please take a deep breath and relax.
2.
to suck in; to draw in
To pull something inward through suction, such as a vacuum cleaner drawing in dust or a drain drawing in water.
掃除機がゴミを吸い込んだ。
The vacuum cleaner sucked up the dust.
3.
to absorb; to soak up
To take in and retain liquid or other substances, as a sponge absorbs water.
スポンジが水を吸い込んだ。
The sponge absorbed the water.
CONJUGATION:
- 吸い込む → 吸い込まない (negative)
- 吸い込む → 吸い込んで (te-form)
- 吸い込む → 吸い込んだ (past)
FORMATION:
Compound verb: 吸う (to inhale, suck) + 込む (into)
The ～込む pattern indicates drawing something inward.
COLLOCATIONS:
- 空気を吸い込む - to inhale air
- 煙を吸い込む - to inhale smoke
- ほこりを吸い込む - to suck in dust
- 水分を吸い込む - to absorb moisture
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive verb. Takes を for the thing being inhaled or absorbed.