Word Meaning めり込む

めりこむ merikomu

めり込む is read as めりこむ (merikomu) and means to sink (into).

Meaning

English

to sink (into)
to cave in
to get stuck in (e.g. mud)
to get bogged down in
to get lodged in

Reading

Kana

めりこむ

Romaji

merikomu

Writing Variants

減り込む めりこむ merikomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 134183 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

話し込む

はなしこむ

to be deep in talk

持ち込む

もちこむ

to bring (to another stage)

追い込む

おいこむ

to have two strikes

組み込む

くみこむ

to insert

落ち込む

おちこむ

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

取り込む

とりこむ

to capture (e.g. image)

打ち込む

うちこむ

to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

入り込む

はいりこむ

to become complicated

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

吸い込む

すいこむ

to absorb

売り込む

うりこむ

to sell heavily

割り込む

わりこむ

to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.)