突き込む

つきこむ

Also written 突込む, 突きこむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).
2. Godan verb, Intransitive to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).
3. to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something) See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).
4. Godan verb, Transitive to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).
5. to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).
6. Godan verb, Intransitive to riposte; to retort; to quip See also: 突っ込む (つっこむ).

Kanji

• 突 thrust. Read as つく.
• 込 into. Read as こむ.

Example sentences

• ベンは両手をポケットへつっこんだ。
  Ben put his hands in his pockets.
• その少年はお金をポケットの中へ突っ込んだ。
  The boy thrust the coin into his pocket.
• １人少年が両手をポケットにつっこんで歩いていた。
  A boy was walking with his hands in his pockets.
• 私はあなたのことに首をつっこむつもりはない。
  I don't mean to poke my nose into your affairs.
• 私はポケットに手を突っ込んだ。
  I thrust my hand into my pocket.

Common phrases

• 首を突っ込む (くびをつっこむ) to poke one's nose into another's affairs

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