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込む

混む、 籠む、 篭む

Reading

Kana: こむ
Romaji: komu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5m
vi
1

to be crowded; to be packed

2

to be complex

See also: 手の込んだ
3

to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly

Note: Only 込む
4

to do intently

Note: Only 込む
5

to continue in the same state

Note: Only 込む

Kanji

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Readings: コン、 ま.じる、 -ま.じり、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 こ.む
Meanings: mix, blend, confuse
Readings: ロウ、 ル、 かご、 こ.める、 こも.る、 こ.む
Meanings: basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied
Readings: ロウ、 ル、 かご、 こ.める、 こも.る、 こ.む
Meanings: seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

Example Sentences

(わたし)(ねむ)()んだ。
➥I fell asleep.
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綿(めん)(みず)()()む。
➥Cotton sucks up water.
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(かれ)(みず)()()んだ。
➥He jumped into the water.
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(かれ)(とみ)(たくわ)えた。
➥He has accumulated wealth.
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(かれ)()()んでいる。
➥He is depressed.
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(はこ)(なか)(のぞ)()んだ。
➥I looked into the box.
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