飲み物（のみもの、nomimoの）
- drink

The Japanese word 飲み物 (の飲み物もの) means "drink" or "beverage." It refers to any liquid consumed for refreshment, sustenance, or enjoyment. This includes a wide range of liquids, such as water, juice, tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, and more. It is a common and essential vocabulary word in everyday Japanese.

⚫︎ジュースは飲み物ですか？ Translation: Is juice a drink? ⚫︎何か飲み物はいかがですか？ Translation: Would you like something to drink? ⚫︎暑いから、冷たい飲み物が欲しい。 Translation: I'm hot, so I want a cold drink.

You can use 飲み物 (の飲み物もの) in various situations. ⚫︎When ordering at a restaurant or cafe. ⚫︎When offering a drink to someone. ⚫︎When talking about your favorite beverages. ⚫︎When discussing what you have available to drink.

飲み物 (の飲み物もの) is typically written in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎Kanji: 飲み物 ⚫︎Hiragana: のみもの There are no significant variations in the okurigana (the suffix hiragana). The kanji 飲 means "to drink" and 物 means "thing" or "object".

⚫︎ ドリンク (dorinku): This is a loanword from English ("drink"), and is used for drinks. ⚫︎ 飲料 (いんりょう - inryou): This is a more formal term for "beverage".

There aren't direct antonyms for 飲み物 as it refers to a type of item, not an action or quality. However, if you are looking for the opposite concept related to thirst, you might consider words related to eating, such as: ⚫︎ 食べ物 (たべもの - tabemono): food

冷蔵庫にいろいろな飲み物があります。 ・Translation: There are various drinks in the refrigerator. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the variety of beverages available in the refrigerator.

子供たちは甘い飲み物が好きです。 ・Translation: Children like sweet drinks. ・Explanation: This sentence conveys that the children have a preference for sweet beverages.

The word 飲み物 is formed by combining the verb 飲む (のむ - nomu), which means "to drink," with the suffix 物 (もの - mono), which means "thing" or "object." Therefore, 飲み物 literally means "a thing to drink," hence "drink" or "beverage".