追い込む

• 読み: おいこむ
• ローマ字: oikomu
• 漢字の分解: 追 (tsui/o) — chase, pursue; 込 (ko) — crowded, enter deeply
• 発音: /o.i.ko.mɯ/

意味

To drive into; to chase into a corner. Also means to push someone to their limit or into a difficult situation.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb meaning to drive or herd something into a confined space, or figuratively to push someone into a desperate situation. Combines 追い (chasing) and 込む (into). In sports, refers to intense training near a competition. The passive form 追い込まれる (to be cornered) is especially common.

例文

1. 犯人を行き止まりに追い込んだ。
2. 締め切りに追い込まれて徹夜した。
3. 大会前の追い込み練習はとても厳しかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, work pressure, crime

トーン: intense

起源と歴史

Compound of 追う (to chase, pursue) and 込む (to go into, enter deeply). The combined meaning is to chase something or someone into a confined or inescapable position.

文化的背景

時代: Medieval

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal