入り込む・入りこむ・這入り込む|はいりこむhairikomu[0]heiban (flat)
いりこむirikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
入り込む入り込む is the most standard and common written form; beginners should use it in ordinary writing.
入りこむ入りこむ is a less common written variant of 入り込む. It may appear occasionally, but beginners should normally choose 入り込む.
這入り込む這入り込む is rarely used. You may encounter it, but beginners should use 入り込む instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become complicated
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 入り込む（はいりこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 入り込みます（はいりこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 入り込まない（はいりこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 入り込みません（はいりこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 入り込まず・入り込まぬ（はいりこまず・はいりこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 入り込んだ（はいりこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 入り込みました（はいりこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 入り込まなかった（はいりこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 入り込みませんでした（はいりこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 入り込んで（はいりこんで） |
| Potential | 入り込める（はいりこめる） |
| Passive | 入り込まれる（はいりこまれる） |
| Causative | 入り込ませる（はいりこませる） |
| Causative passive | 入り込ませられる・入り込まされる（はいりこませられる・はいりこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 入り込めば（はいりこめば） |
| tara | 入り込んだら（はいりこんだら） |
| Volitional | 入り込もう（はいりこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 入り込みましょう（はいりこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 入り込め（はいりこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym入るはいるNeutralThe most general verb for entering; 「入り込む」 suggests going deep inside or working into a tight spot, not just crossing a threshold.
- Synonym押し入るおしいるNeutralForcing one's way in, as in 「強盗が押し入る」; 「入り込む」 does not imply force.
- Synonym押し込むおしこむNeutralPushing or stuffing something in, or breaking in to burgle; 「入り込む」 is about going deep in oneself.
- Synonym分け入るわけいるWrittenA written word for pushing through brush or a crowd to get in, as in 「山奥に分け入る」; 「入り込む」 is broader.
- Synonym乗り込むのりこむNeutralBoarding a vehicle or marching into a place, as in 「敵地に乗り込む」; 「入り込む」 stresses going deep inside.
- Synonym踏み込むふみこむNeutralStepping into a place or getting to the heart of something, as in 「核心に踏み込む」; 「入り込む」 centers on entering deep inside.
- Related立ち入るたちいるWrittenA written word for entering or prying into private matters, as in 「立ち入り禁止」; 「入り込む」 stresses depth.
- Related潜り込むもぐりこむNeutralCrawling or slipping in, or sneaking in, as in 「布団に潜り込む」; 「入り込む」 is broader.
- Antonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralSlipping out or breaking free; the opposite of 「入り込む」 on the enter–escape axis.
- Antonym出て行くでていくNeutralGoing out and leaving; the opposite of 「入り込む」 on the enter–leave axis.
Use 「入り込む」 for going deep inside or working one's way into something, as in 「路地に入り込む」 and 「隙間に入り込む」. For plain entering pick 「入る」, for forcing one's way in 「押し入る」, for sneaking in 「潜り込む」; the opposite is 「抜け出す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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