吸い込む

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 吸い込む and read すいこむ, it means drawing air, liquid, or small matter inward by suction or inhalation.
• Basic usage: It covers a vacuum taking in fine sand and a person breathing cool forest air deeply.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Mechanical suction versus breathing
  • The subject determines whether a device sucks material in or a person inhales.