Word Meaning 食い込む

くいこむ kuikomu

食い込む is read as くいこむ (kuikomu) and means to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks).

Meaning

English

  1. to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
  2. to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)
  3. to cut into
  4. to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
  5. to eat into
  6. to encroach
  7. to make inroads
  8. to penetrate (e.g. a market)

Reading

Kana

くいこむ

Romaji

kuikomu

Writing Variants

  • 食込む くいこむ kuikomu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6394 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文字食込み

もじくいこみ

pairwise kerning

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

食指

しょくし

index finger

食生活

しょくせいかつ

eating habits

食べ残し

たべのこし

leftovers

食べ残す

たべのこす

to leave a dish half-eaten

食べ過ぎ

たべすぎ

overeating