Topic N3
Japanese Learning
41. 込む : Into / Deeply / Thoroughly.
✏️Structure
Verb stem + 込む💡Usage
Expresses doing something into, filling up, or gradually accumulating. Often implies doing thoroughly or attentively.
📚Examples
引っ越しの準備で、荷物を車にぎっしり積み込んだ。
Hikkoshi no junbi de, nimotsu wo kuruma ni gisshiri tsumikomda.
While preparing to move, I loaded the luggage tightly into the car.
難しい問題について、一人で考え込んでしまった。
Muzukashii mondai ni tsuite, hitori de kangaekomde shimatta.
I ended up deeply absorbed in thinking about the difficult problem alone.
久しぶりに友達と会って、話し込んで時間を忘れた。
Hisashiburi ni tomodachi to atte, hanashikomde jikan wo wasureta.
Meeting my friend after a long time, we got so engrossed in conversation that we lost track of time.
試験に備えて、教科書を何度も読み込む必要がある。
Shiken ni sonaete, kyoukasho wo nando mo yomikomu hitsuyou ga aru.
To prepare for the exam, it is necessary to read the textbook thoroughly many times.
満員電車で、人が次々と押し込んできた。
Man'in densha de, hito ga tsugitsugi to oshikomde kita.
On the crowded train, people kept pushing their way in one after another.
鍵をなくして、部屋に閉じ込められてしまった。
Kagi wo nakushite, heya ni tojikomérarete shimatta.
I lost my key and ended up locked in the room.
新しいシステムに、顧客データを一つ一つ入力し込む作業が続いている。
Atarashii shisutemu ni, kokyaku deeta wo hitotsu hitotsu nyuuryoku shikomu sagyou ga tsuzuite iru.
The work of inputting customer data one by one into the new system continues.
将来のことで、彼女は最近ずっと悩み込んでいる様子だ。
Shourai no koto de, kanojo wa saikin zutto nayamikomde iru yousu da.
Regarding her future, she seems to have been deeply worried lately.
通勤ラッシュの時間帯は、混み込んでいる電車に乗るのが本当に大変だ。
Tsuukin rasshu no jikantai wa, komikomde iru densha ni noru no ga hontou ni taihen da.
During rush hour, getting on a packed train is really tough.
プールに向かって、勇気を出して高い飛び込み台から飛び込んだ。
Puuru ni mukatte, yuuki wo dashite takai tobikomidai kara tobikomda.
Facing the pool, I gathered my courage and jumped from the high diving board.