吸う
すう
to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.); to suck
Meaning
- to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)
- to suck; to sip; to slurp
- to absorb; to soak up
- to kiss
Example sentences
例えば、たばこをぷかぷか吸う先生が、たばこを吸う生徒に注意してもその注意は矛盾しているだろう。
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
以前はタバコを吸い、かなりのヘビースモーカーでした。
I used to smoke. I was quite a heavy smoker.
ボートの操作者は禁煙の表示にも関わらず、堂々といつも吸っていた。
Despite "No Smoking" signs, the boat operator was brazenly smoking all the time.