上汲む

うわぐむ うえくむ

to draw off the top liquid

流れを汲む

ながれをくむ

to be descended from, to be drawn from (the tradition of), to be derived from, to follow the school (tradition) of

籠で水を汲む

かごでみずをくむ

like trying to scoop water with a basket (i.e. impossible, a waste of time & energy)

気持ちを汲む

きもちをくむ

to consider others' feelings, to sympathize with somebody's feelings

一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん

the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate

汲み込む

くみこむ

to fill with water

汲々

きゅうきゅう

diligent, absorbed (in something)

肥汲み

こえくみ

carrying night soil

汲取口

くみとりぐち

hole for pumping out cesspool

水汲み

みずくみ

drawing water

潮汲み

しおくみ

drawing seawater to make salt, person who draws water from the sea

茶汲み

ちゃくみ

serving tea, tea server

湯汲み

ゆくみ

drawing hot water, person who draws hot water

汲み取り

くみとり

dipping up (night soil), scooping up

汲み干す

くみほす

to empty out, to drain out, to pump dry

汲み置き

くみおき

drawn water

汲み出す

くみだす

to pump out, to bail (water)

お茶汲み

おちゃくみ

serving tea (esp. at a company), tea server, tea lady

汲み取る

くみとる

to scoop out, to pump out