1.
to imprint; to instill (ideas, values)
To deeply embed ideas, beliefs, or behaviors through repeated exposure or conditioning, especially during formative periods.
子供に良い習慣を刷り込む。
Instill good habits in children.
幼い頃に刷り込まれた価値観。
Values imprinted in early childhood.
ひな鳥は最初に見たものを親だと刷り込まれる。
Baby birds are imprinted to see the first thing they see as their parent.
2.
to rub in; to work into
To physically rub something into a surface so it penetrates or absorbs.
クリームを肌に刷り込む。
Rub the cream into your skin.
ワックスを床に刷り込んだ。
I rubbed wax into the floor.
下味を肉に刷り込む。
Rub the seasoning into the meat.
刷り込む has psychological and physical meanings.
SENSE 1 - PSYCHOLOGICAL:
- 刷り込み: imprinting (psychology term)
- 価値観を刷り込む: to instill values
- 刷り込まれる: to be conditioned/imprinted
IMPRINTING (psychology):
The term 刷り込み is used in Japanese psychology for "imprinting," the phenomenon where young animals form attachments during critical periods.
SENSE 2 - PHYSICAL:
- クリームを刷り込む: to rub in cream
- 調味料を刷り込む: to rub in seasonings