すう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)
I'm going out to get some fresh air.
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
The baby is sucking its thumb.
3. to absorb; to soak up
4. to kiss
She closed her eyes and gently kissed his lips.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
Examples (36 in total)
Do you smoke cigars?
Paper absorbs water.
Inhale, and exhale.
The baby is sucking his finger.
The baby is sucking its thumb.
Paper absorbs oil.
You don't smoke, do you?
Do you mind if I smoke my pipe?
A mosquito sucked my blood.
I sipped juice through a straw.
A sponge absorbs water.
Take a deep breath, please.
This paper doesn't absorb ink.
I took a breath and answered.
I didn't know Tom smoked.
I'm going out to get some fresh air.
He pulled her close and kissed her on the lips.
"Do you have a match?" "Sorry, I don't smoke."
How many packs of cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Tom never used to smoke, but he does now.
She closed her eyes and gently kissed his lips.
The boy takes a breath, puffs out his chest, and declares confidently.
This towel really absorbs water well.
My father neither smokes nor drinks.
The clothes are sticking to me because they have absorbed water, making it difficult to move.
To obtain oxygen, one must inhale.
My father used to smoke, but now he doesn't.
The air we breathe consists of oxygen and nitrogen.
His teeth are yellow from smoking too much.
When I take a deep breath, a pain runs down the right side of my back.
She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.
The tall guy smoking a cigar over there is a famous director.
He went outside for a breath of fresh air.
Trees that grew by absorbing mist extend their roots endlessly underground.
The very air we breathe is polluted with smog from the factory chimneys.
Then, taking a deep breath, he blew that breath into the flute he was holding.