持ち込む・持ちこむ・持込む|もちこむmochikomu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
持ち込む持ち込む（もちこむ） is the most common written form of this word and the recommended choice for beginners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
持ちこむ持ちこむ（もちこむ） is a less common written variant of 持ち込む（もちこむ）. It also uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
持込む持込む（もちこむ） is the least common of these written forms. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana and is not the first choice for beginners.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto bring in; to take in; to carry in
- godan verb, transitive verbto approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to lodge (a complaint); to propose (e.g. a project)
- godan verb, transitive verbto bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 持ち込む（もちこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 持ち込みます（もちこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 持ち込まない（もちこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 持ち込みません（もちこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 持ち込まず・持ち込まぬ（もちこまず・もちこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 持ち込んだ（もちこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 持ち込みました（もちこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 持ち込まなかった（もちこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 持ち込みませんでした（もちこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 持ち込んで（もちこんで） |
| Potential | 持ち込める（もちこめる） |
| Passive | 持ち込まれる（もちこまれる） |
| Causative | 持ち込ませる（もちこませる） |
| Causative passive | 持ち込ませられる・持ち込まされる（もちこませられる・もちこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 持ち込めば（もちこめば） |
| tara | 持ち込んだら（もちこんだら） |
| Volitional | 持ち込もう（もちこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 持ち込みましょう（もちこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 持ち込め（もちこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym持ってくるもってくるNeutralNeutral. To bring or fetch something to where you are, common in speech; 「持ち込む」 stresses carrying something into a place or raising a proposal or problem.
- Synonym持参じさんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Bringing something along oneself, as in 「弁当持参」; 「持ち込む」 stresses carrying something into a place.
- Related持ち出すもちだすNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「持ち込む」 in direction: to take or carry something out, as in 「書類を持ち出す」.
- Related連れ込むつれこむCasualColloquial. To take or lead a person into a place, often with a negative nuance, as in 「部屋に連れ込む」; 「持ち込む」 is for things or proposals and problems.
- Related持っていくもっていくNeutralNeutral. To take something along or carry it away, common in speech; 「持ち込む」 stresses bringing something into a place or raising a proposal or problem.
- Antonym持ち出すもちだすNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「持ち込む」 in direction: to take or carry something out, as in 「書類を持ち出す」.
- Antonym持ち帰るもちかえるNeutralNeutral. To take or bring something home, also to get food as takeout; it contrasts with 「持ち込む」 only in direction, not a fixed antonym.
Use 「持ち込む」 for carrying something into a place or submitting a matter, as in 「機内持ち込み」 and 「裁判に持ち込む」. Use 「持参」 for bringing something along yourself, 「持ってくる」 to bring something here, and 「持ち出す」/「持ち帰る」 for taking things out or home.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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