| Kanji | 吸 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キュウ | 
| Kunyomi | す.う | 
| English | suck, imbibe, inhale, sip | 
| Examples | 呼吸(こきゅう): (1) breath; respiration (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something) 吸収(きゅうしゅう): absorption; suction; attraction 吸う(すう): (1) to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale (2) to suck; to sip; to slurp (3) to absorb; to soak up (4) to kiss | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 6 | 
| Frequency | 1054 | 
| Components | 口: mouth 及: reach out; exert; exercise; cause | 
| Number of Strokes | 6 | 
| Kanji Radical | 口 | 
| Radical Number | 30 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | suck | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Imagine a baby reaching out and holding mom´s breast as if it were bottle, and sucking on it to get some milk. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | An open mouth and reaching hands : a baby wants to suck at his mother´s breast. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 744 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500
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