汲 draw (water)

Meaning	draw (water); ladle; scoop; pump
On	キュウ
Kun	く.む
Strokes	7
First met	N4 lesson 35, in 水を汲む

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
水を汲む	みずをくむ	to draw water	N4
汲み上げ	くみあげ	drawing water, pumping up	N1
汲み取り	くみとり	careful hand ladling from surface	N1

Examples

慎二(しんじ)、朝(あさ)一(いち)番(ばん)の出汁(だし)引(ひ)きに使(つか)う井戸水(いどみず)の水温(すいおん)と比重(ひじゅう)は測(はか)ったか？今朝(けさ)の京都(きょうと)盆地(ぼんち)は冷(ひ)え込(こ)んでいる。井戸(いど)枠(わく)から汲(く)み上(あ)げたばかりの地下(ちか)水(すい)のコンディションを確(たし)かめねばならんぞ。

Shinji, have you measured the temperature and specific gravity of the well water for the first dashi of the morning? The Kyoto basin is cold this morning. We must check the condition of groundwater freshly drawn up from the well curb. (N1 lesson 153)