食い込む・食込む|くいこむkuikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
食い込む食い込む uses mixed kanji and kana and is the more common written form; it is the default choice for beginners.
食込む食込む also uses mixed kanji and kana, but it is less common than 食い込む; beginners should normally choose 食い込む instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 食い込む（くいこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 食い込みます（くいこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 食い込まない（くいこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 食い込みません（くいこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 食い込まず・食い込まぬ（くいこまず・くいこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 食い込んだ（くいこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 食い込みました（くいこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 食い込まなかった（くいこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 食い込みませんでした（くいこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 食い込んで（くいこんで） |
| Potential | 食い込める（くいこめる） |
| Passive | 食い込まれる（くいこまれる） |
| Causative | 食い込ませる（くいこませる） |
| Causative passive | 食い込ませられる・食い込まされる（くいこませられる・くいこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 食い込めば（くいこめば） |
| tara | 食い込んだら（くいこんだら） |
| Volitional | 食い込もう（くいこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 食い込みましょう（くいこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 食い込め（くいこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym喰い込むNeutralSame word written with 「喰」; the meaning is identical, but the character adds an emphatic feel, so it appears mostly in manga and novels.
- Synonym食いこむNeutralThe same word with 「込む」 written in kana. Meaning is identical; this spelling feels a bit more casual.
- Synonym喰込むNeutralA spelling that uses 「喰」 and omits the okurigana. Same meaning, but you will see it less often.
- Antonymはみ出るはみでるNeutralThe antonym: to stick out or spill over a limit, the opposite of 「食い込む」 digging or cutting inward.
Use 「食い込む」 for something digging deep in or encroaching on another's territory, as in 「ロープが肩に食い込む」 or 「上位に食い込む」. For sticking or spilling out, use 「はみ出る」. The other three are just spelling variants of the headword.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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