込む
こむ
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with) (usu. 混む) See also: 混む (こむ).
- to be complex; to be intricate See also: 手の込んだ (てのこんだ).
- Suffix to go into; to go in; to put into (after -masu stem of verb)
- to become (completely) (after -masu stem of verb)
- to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently (after -masu stem of verb)
- to remain (silent, seated, etc.); to stay ... (after -masu stem of verb)
Kanji
- 込 into. Read as こむ.
Example sentences
- 汽車は込んでいて、私はずっと立ち通しだった。
The train was so crowded that I was kept standing all the way. - 我々は込んだ列車に押し込められた。
We were crushed into the crowded train. - せっかく、英語で注文しようと意気込んで入ったのに、日本語で「いらっしゃいませ」って言われた。あれ？って感じ。
After I got all worked up about ordering in English, I walked in the store and they greeted me with "Irasshaimase!" I felt, like, "What the ...?" - この時間は道路がとても込んでいるからね。
The roads are very crowded at this time of the day. - こう見えても意外に人前で話すの苦手で、手なんか震えるし、口ごもちゃって、自分でも何言っているかわからない時がある。
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
Common phrases
- 引き摺り込む (ひきずりこむ) to drag in
- 意気込む (いきごむ) to be enthusiastic (about)
- 負けが込む
- 映り込む (うつりこむ) to be reflected (in a mirror, window, etc.)
- 挿し込む (さしこむ) to insert
Related forms
- 込める (こめる) to put into (e.g. emotion, effort) (transitive partner)
Words containing 込む
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