紛れ込む
意味
To slip in unnoticed; to sneak into; to become mixed in with a crowd or group without being detected.
A Group 1 (godan) verb combining 紛れ (from 紛れる, to become mixed up or confused) and 込む (to go in deeply). The compound suggests that a person or thing blends into a larger mass in a way that obscures their presence. It often carries connotations of deception or concealment, used for infiltrators, stray animals, or unwanted content mixing into something legitimate.
例文
- 不審者が人混みに紛れ込んでいたことが後に判明した。
- 迷子の子猫が野良猫の群れに紛れ込んでいた。
- スパムメールが受信トレイに紛れ込まないよう設定を変更した。
使い方ガイド
場面: security, animals, email filters, crowds
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
Compound of 紛れ (from 紛れる — to get mixed up, to be lost among) and 込む (to go into, to become embedded). The combination evokes an entity disappearing into a mass by blending in with it.
文化的背景
時代: Modern
世代: All ages
社会的背景: All classes
関連フレーズ
フラッシュカード、クイズ、音声発音、間隔反復