聞(き)き込(こ)む

ききこむ

verb (godan, intransitive)

to make inquiries; to investigate by questioning

自動詞 intransitivecommunication action

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	聞(き)き込(こ)む	聞(き)き込(こ)まない
Present polite	聞(き)き込(こ)みます	聞(き)き込(こ)みません
Past	聞(き)き込(こ)んだ	聞(き)き込(こ)まなかった
Past polite	聞(き)き込(こ)みました	聞(き)き込(こ)みませんでした
て form	聞(き)き込(こ)んで	聞(き)き込(こ)まなくて
ている present	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいる	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいない
ている polite	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいます	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいません
ている past	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいた	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいました	聞(き)き込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば	聞(き)き込(こ)めば	聞(き)き込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら	聞(き)き込(こ)んだら	聞(き)き込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional	聞(き)き込(こ)もう	—
Volitional polite	聞(き)き込(こ)みましょう	—
Potential	聞(き)き込(こ)める	聞(き)き込(こ)めない
Passive	聞(き)き込(こ)まれる	聞(き)き込(こ)まれない
Causative	聞(き)き込(こ)ませる	聞(き)き込(こ)ませない
Imperative	聞(き)き込(こ)め	聞(き)き込(こ)むな

1. to make inquiries; to investigate by questioning

to gather information by asking around, especially used in detective or journalistic contexts

刑事(けいじ)が近所(きんじょ)で聞(き)き込(こ)みをした。

The detective made inquiries in the neighborhood.

目撃者(もくげきしゃ)を探(さが)すために聞(き)き込(こ)む。

I make inquiries to find witnesses.

記者(きしゃ)が関係者(かんけいしゃ)に聞(き)き込(こ)んで、真相(しんそう)を突(つ)き止(と)めた。

The reporter investigated by questioning those involved and uncovered the truth.

聞(き)き込(こ)む is a compound verb meaning to investigate by questioning people, commonly used in detective and journalism contexts.

Verb type: Godan verb (u-verb), intransitive

Writing

聞(き)く (to hear, ask)
込(こ)む (into, thoroughly)

Forms

聞(き)き込(こ)み (inquiry, investigation by questioning)
聞(き)き込(こ)み捜査(そうさ) (door-to-door investigation)

Usage

Police investigations (刑事(けいじ)ドラマ)
Journalism (取材(しゅざい))
Private investigations

Common patterns

〜に聞(き)き込(こ)む (to make inquiries to ~)
聞(き)き込(こ)みをする (to conduct interviews/inquiries)
聞(き)き込(こ)み調査(ちょうさ) (inquiry-based investigation)

Related words

聞(き)き出(だ)す (to get information out of someone)
聞(き)き取(と)る (to catch/understand what was said)
聞(き)き回(まわ)る (to ask around)

general

Added 2026.1.23 19:49 · Revised 2026.10.12 16:25

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