差し入れる・挿し入れる|さしいれるsashiireru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
差し入れる差し入れる（さしいれる） is the most common written form and the one beginners should choose. It is used for the meanings “to insert,” “to put in,” and “to send in.”
挿し入れる挿し入れる（さしいれる） is rarely used. You may encounter it as an alternative written form, but choose 差し入れる（さしいれる） instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto insert; to put in
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 差し入れる（さしいれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 差し入れます（さしいれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 差し入れない（さしいれない） |
| polite (masen) | 差し入れません（さしいれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 差し入れず・差し入れぬ（さしいれず・さしいれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 差し入れた（さしいれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 差し入れました（さしいれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 差し入れなかった（さしいれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 差し入れませんでした（さしいれませんでした） |
| Te form | 差し入れて（さしいれて） |
| Potential | 差し入れられる（さしいれられる） |
| Passive | 差し入れられる（さしいれられる） |
| Causative | 差し入れさせる（さしいれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 差し入れさせられる（さしいれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 差し入れれば（さしいれれば） |
| tara | 差し入れたら（さしいれたら） |
| Volitional | 差し入れよう（さしいれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 差し入れましょう（さしいれましょう） |
| Imperative | 差し入れろ（さしいれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym差し込むさしこむNeutralCovers inserting things and plugging in, plus light streaming in. 「差し入れる」 also means sending food or supplies to someone on duty or in detention.
- Synonym入れるいれるNeutralThe most general verb for putting something in, with a huge range of uses. 「差し入れる」 is narrower: slipping something into a gap, or delivering refreshments.
- Synonym差し入れさしいれNeutralThe noun counterpart: the refreshments or items sent, or the act of sending them. 「差し入れる」 is the verb form.
- Synonym挿すさすNeutralUsed for sticking something in, arranging flowers, or planting cuttings. 「差し入れる」 additionally covers sending food or drink to cheer someone on.
- RelatedはさむNeutralMeans gripping something from both sides or putting it between two things. 「差し入れる」 is about inserting into something or sending items in.
- Related挿入そうにゅうWrittenA written, technical term for insertion, as in 「図を挿入する」. It never carries the sense of sending food or drink to comfort someone.
- Related組み込むくみこむNeutralMeans working something into a whole or system, as in 「予算に組み込む」. 「差し入れる」 is for physically inserting an object.
- Related組み入れるくみいれるWrittenWritten-style word for incorporating something into a larger whole. 「差し入れる」 instead means inserting something or sending items along.
- Related差し挟むさしはさむNeutralSlipping something into the middle; also to interject or harbor doubts, as in 「疑問を差し挟む」. It has nothing to do with sending refreshments, which 「差し入れる」 can mean.
- Related挟み込むはさみこむNeutralTucking something between two things, like slipping a note into a book. 「差し入れる」 centers on inserting into something or delivering items.
For inserting something in, 「差し込む」 or the written 「挿入」 is the usual choice; for holding or tucking between two things, 「挟む」. For sending food or supplies to someone on duty, at rehearsal, or in detention, use 「差し入れる」 or the noun 「差し入れ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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