呼(よ)び込(こ)む

よびこむ
verb (godan)
to call in, to attract
他動詞 transitivebusinessaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present呼(よ)び込(こ)む呼(よ)び込(こ)まない
Present polite呼(よ)び込(こ)みます呼(よ)び込(こ)みません
Past呼(よ)び込(こ)んだ呼(よ)び込(こ)まなかった
Past polite呼(よ)び込(こ)みました呼(よ)び込(こ)みませんでした
て form呼(よ)び込(こ)んで呼(よ)び込(こ)まなくて
ている present呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいる呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいない
ている polite呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいます呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいません
ている past呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいた呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいました呼(よ)び込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば呼(よ)び込(こ)めば呼(よ)び込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら呼(よ)び込(こ)んだら呼(よ)び込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional呼(よ)び込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite呼(よ)び込(こ)みましょう—
Potential呼(よ)び込(こ)める呼(よ)び込(こ)めない
Passive呼(よ)び込(こ)まれる呼(よ)び込(こ)まれない
Causative呼(よ)び込(こ)ませる呼(よ)び込(こ)ませない
Imperative呼(よ)び込(こ)め呼(よ)び込(こ)むな
1. to call in, to invite in
To summon someone to come inside or to a specific place.
中(なか)に呼(よ)び込(こ)む。
To call someone in.
部屋(へや)に友達(ともだち)を呼(よ)び込(こ)んだ。
I called my friend into the room.
The store clerk is calling customers into the shop.
The doctor called the next patient into the examination room.
It started to rain, so I called the children who were playing outside into the house.
2. to attract, to draw in
To bring in customers, visitors, or attention through active promotion or appeal.
客(きゃく)を呼(よ)び込(こ)む。
To attract customers.
To attract many tourists with an event.
We want to attract the younger generation with new services.
This area is trying to attract people through nature-based tourism.
A new commercial facility opened in front of the station, attracting customers to the surrounding shops as well.

Transitivity: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). No pair verb.

Compound structure: 呼(よ)ぶ (to call) + 込(こ)む (into). The ~込(こ)む suffix adds the meaning of drawing inward.

Common patterns

Usage note: Often used in business contexts for marketing and sales activities. The related noun 呼(よ)び込(こ)み refers to the act of soliciting customers on the street.