刈り込む・刈込む|かりこむkarikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
刈り込む刈り込む（かりこむ） is the most common written form and combines kanji and kana; beginners should use it as their default.
刈込む刈込む（かりこむ） is less common than 刈り込む. It is another kanji-and-kana spelling, but learners should generally choose 刈り込む instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip
- godan verb, transitive verbto reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest
- godan verb, transitive verbto prune (a manuscript); to cut down
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 刈り込む（かりこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 刈り込みます（かりこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 刈り込まない（かりこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 刈り込みません（かりこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 刈り込まず・刈り込まぬ（かりこまず・かりこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 刈り込んだ（かりこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 刈り込みました（かりこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 刈り込まなかった（かりこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 刈り込みませんでした（かりこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 刈り込んで（かりこんで） |
| Potential | 刈り込める（かりこめる） |
| Passive | 刈り込まれる（かりこまれる） |
| Causative | 刈り込ませる（かりこませる） |
| Causative passive | 刈り込ませられる・刈り込まされる（かりこませられる・かりこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 刈り込めば（かりこめば） |
| tara | 刈り込んだら（かりこんだら） |
| Volitional | 刈り込もう（かりこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 刈り込みましょう（かりこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 刈り込め（かりこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym刈るかるNeutralThe broadest term for cutting or mowing, focused on cutting short; unlike 「刈り込む」 it lacks the nuance of shaping by trimming or cutting down a manuscript.
- SynonymトリミングNeutralLoanword for cropping photos and trimming pets' fur; leans toward image editing and grooming.
- Synonym切り調えるきりととのえるWrittenWritten-style word for trimming a hedge into neat shape; rare, with an explanatory tone.
- Synonym剪定せんていNeutralHorticultural term for pruning the branches of fruit trees and garden trees.
- Synonym整枝せいしWrittenWritten horticultural term for training branches, focused on adjusting their shape.
- Related刈り取るかりとるNeutralFor harvesting crops, cutting them and taking them away; not about trimming into shape.
- Related剃るそるNeutralShaving beards or the head; limited to hair, not used for trees.
- Antonym伸ばすのばすNeutralLetting hair or nails grow long, or lengthening; the opposite of cutting short.
Use 「刈り込む」 for trimming hedges or hair into shape or cutting down a manuscript, as in 「生け垣を刈り込む」「原稿を刈り込む」. General cutting is 「刈る」; pruning fruit and garden trees is 「剪定」; photo cropping is 「トリミング」. Opposite: 「伸ばす」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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