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込む

komu

Description

「込む」は、人や物がたくさん集まって、場所がいっぱいになるという意味です。

"込む" means that many people or things gather and a place becomes full.

電車や道が「込む」とよく言います。

It is common to say that trains or roads "込む".

Meanings

込むkomu

to be crowded; to be congested

朝の電車はいつも込んでいます。

The morning train is always crowded.

込むkomu

to be complicated or intricate

この話は少し込んでいますね。

This story is a bit complicated, isn't it?

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Notes

  • Nuance

    often written 混む when meaning 'crowded'; 込む covers both crowding and intricacy.

  • Etymology

    also forms compound verbs like 詰め込む and 申し込む, adding a 'into/thoroughly' nuance.

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