入(い)り込(こ)む

いりこむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to get into, to slip into
自動詞 intransitivemovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present入(い)り込(こ)む入(い)り込(こ)まない
Present polite入(い)り込(こ)みます入(い)り込(こ)みません
Past入(い)り込(こ)んだ入(い)り込(こ)まなかった
Past polite入(い)り込(こ)みました入(い)り込(こ)みませんでした
て form入(い)り込(こ)んで入(い)り込(こ)まなくて
ている present入(い)り込(こ)んでいる入(い)り込(こ)んでいない
ている polite入(い)り込(こ)んでいます入(い)り込(こ)んでいません
ている past入(い)り込(こ)んでいた入(い)り込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite入(い)り込(こ)んでいました入(い)り込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば入(い)り込(こ)めば入(い)り込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら入(い)り込(こ)んだら入(い)り込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional入(い)り込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite入(い)り込(こ)みましょう—
Potential入(い)り込(こ)める入(い)り込(こ)めない
Passive入(い)り込(こ)まれる入(い)り込(こ)まれない
Causative入(い)り込(こ)ませる入(い)り込(こ)ませない
Imperative入(い)り込(こ)め入(い)り込(こ)むな
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(ねこ)が押(お)し入(い)れに入(い)り込(こ)んだ。
The cat got into the closet.
Rainwater had gotten inside the building.
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(やく)に入(い)り込(こ)む。
Get deeply into a role.
小説(しょうせつ)の世界(せかい)に入(い)り込(こ)んでしまった。
I became completely absorbed in the world of the novel.
He gets so deeply absorbed in his research that he loses sight of his surroundings.

Etymology: 入(い)る, the old verb "to enter" (still seen in 気(き)に入(い)る), + 込(こ)む "into, deeply."

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 入(はい)り込(こ)む: written the same way and close in meaning; more common in speech and stresses physically entering a space, while いりこむ suggests slipping in or going deep
  • 潜(もぐ)り込(こ)む: to sneak into, to crawl into (hidden, often unauthorized)