1.
to get into, to slip into, to enter deeply
To go deep into a place, often suggesting entering somewhere that is enclosed, hidden, or not easily accessible.
猫が押し入れに入り込んだ。
The cat got into the closet.
雨水が建物の中に入り込んでいた。
Rainwater had gotten inside the building.
不審者が敷地内に入り込んだ形跡がある。
There are traces of a suspicious person having gotten onto the premises.
2.
to become deeply involved, to be absorbed in
To become immersed in or deeply engaged with something such as a story, role, or activity.
役に入り込む。
Get deeply into a role.
小説の世界に入り込んでしまった。
I became completely absorbed in the world of the novel.
彼は自分の研究に入り込みすぎて、周りが見えなくなる。
He gets so deeply absorbed in his research that he loses sight of his surroundings.
A compound verb combining 入る (to enter) and 込む (into, deeply). The 込む component adds the nuance of going deep or becoming immersed.
CONJUGATION (godan, む row):
- 入り込まない (negative)
- 入り込みます (polite)
- 入り込んで (te-form)
- 入り込んだ (past)
Note that this word also has the reading 入り込む (hairikomu), which is a separate entry. The いりこむ reading tends to suggest slipping in or penetrating, while はいりこむ emphasizes physically entering a space.
Related Words
Related:
入り込む (same kanji, different reading)