送り込む・送りこむ|おくりこむokurikomu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
送り込む送り込む（おくりこむ） is the most common written form. Use it when writing the word.
送りこむ送りこむ（おくりこむ） is a less common written variant. Recognize it when reading, but beginners should generally choose 送り込む（おくりこむ） when writing.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto send in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 送り込む（おくりこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 送り込みます（おくりこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 送り込まない（おくりこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 送り込みません（おくりこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 送り込まず・送り込まぬ（おくりこまず・おくりこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 送り込んだ（おくりこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 送り込みました（おくりこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 送り込まなかった（おくりこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 送り込みませんでした（おくりこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 送り込んで（おくりこんで） |
| Potential | 送り込める（おくりこめる） |
| Passive | 送り込まれる（おくりこまれる） |
| Causative | 送り込ませる（おくりこませる） |
| Causative passive | 送り込ませられる・送り込まされる（おくりこませられる・おくりこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 送り込めば（おくりこめば） |
| tara | 送り込んだら（おくりこんだら） |
| Volitional | 送り込もう（おくりこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 送り込みましょう（おくりこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 送り込め（おくりこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym送るおくるNeutralThe most versatile word for sending or mailing, and also seeing someone off; 「送り込む」 stresses sending into the inside.
- Related差し出すさしだすNeutralHolds out or hands something over, and also covers mailing a letter; the focus is on passing it from your hand.
- Related送り出すおくりだすNeutralSees someone out the door or sends them off, and also sends talent out into society; the focus is on the point of departure.
- Related発送はっそうNeutralShips goods and mail, as in 「商品を発送」; its object is things, not people.
- Related派遣はけんNeutralDispatches personnel and also covers agency temp workers; its object is people, it is fairly formal, and it stresses sending someone out on a task.
- Related積み出すつみだすNeutralLoads cargo onto trucks or ships and sends it off; the focus is on the loading and shipping.
- Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralTakes a person or thing to its destination and hands it over, or escorts someone; the focus is on the delivery endpoint.
- Related送付そうふFormalFormal word for mailing documents or goods, as in 「資料を送付」; common in official business.
- Related届けるとどけるNeutralDelivers or hands something to the recipient, and also covers filing notice with an office; the focus is on getting it into their hands.
- Related差し遣わすさしつかわすWrittenSends a person off somewhere; written/formal prose, old-fashioned and little used.
- Related送達そうたつFormalFormal term for delivery, used mostly for legal documents, as in 「送達」.
- RelatedつかわすWrittenDispatches someone, and can also mean bestowing a favor; old-fashioned, with a superior-to-subordinate tone.
- Related派出はしゅつWrittenSends people out to work elsewhere, as in 「派出所」; written/formal prose.
- Related差遣さけんWrittenDispatches people somewhere; written/formal prose and not much used — say 「派遣」 in daily life.
- Related送出そうしゅつNeutralSends things out, and also covers outputting signals; a technical term.
- Antonym引き上げるひきあげるNeutralAntonym: to withdraw or pull out; the opposite of 「送り込む」, which sends people in.
- Antonym呼び戻すよびもどすNeutralAntonym: to call someone back; the opposite of 「送り込む」, which sends people in.
Use 「送り込む」 to send people or things into a place, as in 「刺客を送り込む」 or 「空気を送り込む」. For mailing things, go with 「送る」 or 「発送」; for dispatching people, 「派遣」. The antonym is 「呼び戻す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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