食(く)い込(こ)む

くいこむ
verb (godan)
to bite into, to cut into
自動詞 intransitivebusinessaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present食(く)い込(こ)む食(く)い込(こ)まない
Present polite食(く)い込(こ)みます食(く)い込(こ)みません
Past食(く)い込(こ)んだ食(く)い込(こ)まなかった
Past polite食(く)い込(こ)みました食(く)い込(こ)みませんでした
て form食(く)い込(こ)んで食(く)い込(こ)まなくて
ている present食(く)い込(こ)んでいる食(く)い込(こ)んでいない
ている polite食(く)い込(こ)んでいます食(く)い込(こ)んでいません
ている past食(く)い込(こ)んでいた食(く)い込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite食(く)い込(こ)んでいました食(く)い込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば食(く)い込(こ)めば食(く)い込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら食(く)い込(こ)んだら食(く)い込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional食(く)い込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite食(く)い込(こ)みましょう—
Potential食(く)い込(こ)める食(く)い込(こ)めない
Passive食(く)い込(こ)まれる食(く)い込(こ)まれない
Causative食(く)い込(こ)ませる食(く)い込(こ)ませない
Imperative食(く)い込(こ)め食(く)い込(こ)むな
1. to bite into, to dig into
To physically cut or sink into a surface, like a rope digging into skin or teeth biting into food.
ベルトが腰(こし)に食(く)い込(こ)む。
The belt digs into my waist.
ロープが肩(かた)に食(く)い込(こ)んで痛(いた)い。
The rope is digging into my shoulder and it hurts.
The strap of the heavy bag dug into my fingers and left marks.
2. to cut into, to eat into
To extend into or encroach upon something, especially time, budget, or territory.
Overtime work is eating into my personal life.
工事(こうじ)が予算(よさん)に食(く)い込(こ)んできた。
The construction has started to eat into the budget.
The meeting ran long and ate into the lunch break.
3. to make inroads into, to gain a foothold in
To penetrate or establish a presence in a market, industry, or area of influence.
新規(しんき)市場(しじょう)に食(く)い込(こ)みたい。
We want to make inroads into a new market.
This company succeeded in making inroads into overseas markets.
It's not easy for small manufacturers to make inroads into the territory of major companies.

Usage: 食(く)い込(こ)む is a compound verb combining 食(く)う (to bite, to eat) and 込(こ)む (into). It expresses penetrating or cutting into something, either physically or figuratively.

Transitivity: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). Takes に for what is being penetrated.

Aspect: 食(く)い込(こ)んでいる indicates an ongoing state of something cutting or biting into something else.

Common collocations

Register: Neutral. Common in both everyday and business contexts.