頼み込む

• 読み: たのみこむ
• ローマ字: tanomikomu
• 漢字の分解: 頼 (rai/tano) — to request, to rely | 込 (ko) — to go into, thoroughly
• 発音: /ta.no.mi.ko.mɯ/

意味

To plead with; to beg earnestly; to implore; to press someone with an urgent request.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 頼む (to request, to rely on) and 込む (indicating completeness, thoroughness, or depth). The combination intensifies the request to the point of earnest pleading or imploring, suggesting the speaker is pressing their case with great persistence or emotion. It implies the request is made repeatedly or with considerable urgency.

例文

1. 息子は母に何度も頼み込んで、ようやく新しいゲーム機を買ってもらえた。
2. 取引先の担当者に頼み込み、締め切りを一週間延ばしてもらうことに成功した。
3. 彼女は有名な職人に弟子入りを頼み込んだが、三度断られてもあきらめなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: interpersonal requests, negotiation, persistence, daily life

トーン: pleading

起源と歴史

Compound of 頼む (to request, to ask; from Old Japanese) and 込む (to be packed in, to do thoroughly). The thoroughness implied by 込む intensifies the appeal to an earnest, persistent plea.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal