込む

• 読み: こむ
• ローマ字: komu
• 漢字の分解: 込 (ko) — crowded, to go into (Japanese-made kanji)
• 発音: /ko.mɯ/

意味

To be crowded; to be packed; to be congested. Describes a place filled with many people.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. Most commonly seen in its te-iru form: 込んでいる (konde iru, is crowded). Also frequently used as a compound verb suffix meaning 'into' or 'deeply' — for example, 飛び込む (to jump into), 申し込む (to apply). The kanji form 混む is also common.

例文

1. 朝の電車はいつも込んでいます。
2. 連休中はどこも込むから家にいたい。
3. このレストランは昼に込むので早めに行こう。

使い方ガイド

場面: commuting, travel, restaurants

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 込 is a Japanese-made character (国字) combining 辶 (movement radical) with 入 (enter). Depicts many things moving inward — crowding into a space.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal