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Illustration of 追い込む

追おい込こむ

おいこむ oikomu Play N1 Godan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

人や動物などを追いたてて、逃げ場のない所や窮地に至らせる。 to herd; to corner; to drive

Example 1

僕は追い込まれると一番仕事をする。

I work best under pressure.

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Example 2

とうとう土壇場どたんばに追おい込こまれた。

We have been completely cornered.

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Kanji breakdown

込

N3

crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)

On reading
Kun reading
-こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、-こ.み、こ.める
Radical
辵

追

N3

chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile

On reading
ツイ
Kun reading
お.う
Radical
辵
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乗り込む

N1

のりこむ

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship)

Illustration of 割り込む

割り込む

N1

わりこむ

to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb

Illustration of 埋め込む

埋め込む

N1

うめこむ

to bury

Illustration of 意気込む

意気込む

N1

いきごむ

to be enthusiastic about

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打ち込む

N1

うちこむ

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into