Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #675 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N4 Words

• 込む   [こむ]
  (v5m) (1) to be crowded; (2) to go inside (usu. only when used in compound verbs)   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 申し込む   [もうしこむ]
  (v5m) to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 人込み   [ひとごみ]
  (n) crowd of people   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 飛び込む   [とびこむ]
  (v5m) to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 溶け込む   [とけこむ]
  (v5m) to melt into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 思い込む   [おもいこむ]
  (v5m) to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ込む   [ひっこむ]
  (v5m) to draw back; to sink; to cave in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 払い込む   [はらいこむ]
  (v5m) to deposit; to pay in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突っ込む   [つっこむ]
  (v5m) (1) to thrust something into something; (2) to plunge into; to go into deeply; (3) to meddle; to interfere   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 込める   [こめる]
  (v1) to include; to put into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気込む   [いきごむ]
  (v5m) to be enthusiastic about   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 飲み込む   [のみこむ]
  (v5m) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 申し込み   [もうしこみ]
  (n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 打ち込む   [うちこむ]
  (v5m) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 申込   [もうしこみ]
  (n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い込む   [おいこむ]
  (v5m) to herd; to corner; to drive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 割り込む   [わりこむ]
  (v5m) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 見込み   [みこみ]
  (n) forecast; prospects; expectation; hope   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り込む   [のりこむ]
  (v5m) (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into; (2) to march into; to enter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 組み込む   [くみこむ]
  (v5m) to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 押し込む   [おしこむ]
  (v5m) to push into; to crowd into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 落ち込む   [おちこむ]
  (v5m) to fall into; to feel down (sad)   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 税込み   [ぜいこみ]
  (n) tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気込み   [いきごみ]
  (n) ardor; enthusiasm   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 送り込む   [おくりこむ]
  (v5m) to send in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 持ち込み   [もちこみ]
  (n) bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on luggage   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 持ち込む   [もちこむ]
  (v5m,vt) to lodge; to take something into ..; to bring in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 刈り込む   [かりこむ]
  (v5m) to cut; to dress; to prune; to trim; to clip   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 丸め込む   [まるめこむ]
  (v5m) to coax; to seduce   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 打ち込み   [うちこみ]
  (n) driving; pounding in; shooting into; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 吹き込む   [ふきこむ]
  (v5m) to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to lay down a recording (music, video, etc.); to indoctrinate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 注ぎ込む   [そそぎこむ]
  (v5m) to pour into; to put into; to invest in; to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 駆け込み   [かけこみ]
  (n) last-minute rush; stampede   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 仕込み   [しこみ]
  (n) training; stocking up; preparation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 煮込む   [にこむ]
  (v5m) to cook together; to boil well   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 書き込み   [かきこみ]
  (n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 書き込む   [かきこむ]
  (v5m) to fill in (writing)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 申込み   [もうしこみ]
  (n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 飛び込み   [とびこみ]
  (n) jump; plunge; dive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 殴り込み   [なぐりこみ]
  (n) raid   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け込む   [つけこむ]
  (v5m) to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 流れ込む   [ながれこむ]
  (v5m) to flow; to pour; to stream   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 巻き込む   [まきこむ]
  (v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 詰め込む   [つめこむ]
  (v5m) to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 盛り込む   [もりこむ]
  (v5m) to incorporate; to include   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 巻込む   [まきこむ]
  (v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 取り込み   [とりこみ]
  (n) confusion   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 込 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.