一 飲(いちの)み

いちのみ

noun

one gulp; drinking in a single swallow

1. one gulp; drinking in a single swallow; downing in one go

The act of drinking something all at once without pausing. Can also mean something is so easy it can be consumed or dealt with effortlessly.

ビールを一飲(いちの)みにした。

I downed the beer in one gulp.

冷(つめ)たい水(みず)を一飲(いちの)みにして、生(い)き返(かえ)った気分(きぶん)になった。

I drank the cold water in one gulp and felt revived.

あの力士(りきし)なら、こんな相手(あいて)は一飲(いちの)みだろう。

For that sumo wrestler, an opponent like this would be a piece of cake.

Composed of 一(いち) (one) and 飲(の)み (drinking). The literal meaning is drinking something in a single gulp, but it extends figuratively to mean dealing with something effortlessly, as if swallowing it whole.

Common collocations

一飲(いちの)みにする: to gulp down; to make short work of
一飲(いちの)みで飲(の)み干(ほ)す: to drain in a single gulp

Similar words

一気飲(いっきの)み: chugging — drinking without stopping, often in a social/party context
一口(ひとくち): one sip, one bite — smaller quantity than 一飲(いちの)み
丸呑(まるの)み: swallowing whole — used literally or for uncritical acceptance

Related Words

Compare: 一気飲(いっきの)み (chugging)

Compare: 一口(ひとくち) (one sip, one bite)

Compare: 丸(まる)呑(の)み (swallowing whole)

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Added 2026.5.1 20:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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