含める|ふくめるfukumeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto include (in a group or scope)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto instruct; to make one understand
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put in (someone's) mouth
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto permeate with flavor
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 含める(ふくめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 含めます(ふくめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 含めない(ふくめない) |
| polite (masen) | 含めません(ふくめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 含めず・含めぬ(ふくめず・ふくめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 含めた(ふくめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 含めました(ふくめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 含めなかった(ふくめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 含めませんでした(ふくめませんでした) |
| Te form | 含めて(ふくめて) |
| Potential | 含められる(ふくめられる) |
| Passive | 含められる(ふくめられる) |
| Causative | 含めさせる(ふくめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 含めさせられる(ふくめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 含めれば(ふくめれば) |
| tara | 含めたら(ふくめたら) |
| Volitional | 含めよう(ふくめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 含めましょう(ふくめましょう) |
| Imperative | 含めろ(ふくめろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym含むふくむNeutralFor what something itself contains, as in 「税を含む価格」; 「含める」 is the deliberate act of counting something in.
- Synonym包含ほうがんWrittenWritten/formal prose for inclusion or coverage; leans logical and academic.
- Synonym盛り込むもりこむNeutralTo pack multiple items into a plan or text, as in 「要望を盛り込む」.
- Synonym入れるいれるNeutralThe most common everyday word for putting something in, with the broadest range; colloquial.
- Synonym包めるくるめるNeutralMeans lumping things together; mostly seen in the forms 「言いくるめる」 and 「ひっくるめる」.
- Related内包ないほうWrittenWritten/formal prose for holding within, as in 「矛盾を内包する」; leans abstract.
- Related組み込むくみこむNeutralTo build into a system, as in 「計画に組み込む」; stresses becoming part of the whole.
- Related組み入れるくみいれるWrittenTo incorporate or work in; close to 「組み込む」 but leans written/formal prose.
- Related取り込むとりこむNeutralTo take in or import data, as in 「写真を取り込む」.
- Related織り込むおりこむNeutralTo weave in or factor in beforehand, as in 「リスクを織り込む」.
- Related取り入れるとりいれるNeutralTo introduce or adopt good things; stresses absorbing what comes from outside.
- Related含有がんゆうWrittenWritten/formal prose for containing an ingredient, as in 「鉄分を含有する」; leans scientific.
- Related加えるくわえるNeutralTo add or append, focusing on increasing quantity; 「含める」 focuses on counting into a scope.
- Related包蔵ほうぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose for harboring or holding within, as in 「危険を包蔵する」.
- Antonym除くのぞくNeutralAntonym: to remove or not count in, as in 「日曜を除く」 — the opposite of 「含める」.
- Antonym省くはぶくNeutralAntonym: to omit or cut out — the opposite of counting something in with 「含める」.
Use 「含める」 when you deliberately count something into a group or scope. For something that itself contains, say 「含む」; for building into a system, 「組み込む」; for packing several items into a plan or text, 「盛り込む」; for everyday putting in, 「入れる」. To leave something out, use 「除く」.
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