Word Meaning 追い込む (Oikomu): to Have Two Strikes

Meaning

English

to have two strikes
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
to corner
to force someone into doing
to go hard
to push yourself
to make a last charge
to herd

Reading

Kana

おいこむ

Romaji

oikomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4982 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

追い込み

おいこみ

forcing another player to fold (so that oneself can participate in the game)

追込み馬

おいこみば

stretch runner

追込み漁

おいこみりょう

drive fishing

追加

ついか

addition

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

追う

おう

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

追い風

おいて

favorable condition (favourable)

追求

ついきゅう

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)

追い付く

おいつく

to be compensated

追い出す

おいだす

to expel

追究

ついきゅう

investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown)

追突

ついとつ

rear-end collision

Example Sentences

1

人間楽ばかりしてるとダメになる。たまには、自分で自分の首をしめるくらい窮地に追い込むのもありだと思う。

Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.