吹(ふ)き込(こ)む

ふきこむ
verb (godan, transitive/intransitive)
to blow into; to instill; to record (audio)
自他動詞 transitive / intransitiveactioncommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present吹(ふ)き込(こ)む吹(ふ)き込(こ)まない
Present polite吹(ふ)き込(こ)みます吹(ふ)き込(こ)みません
Past吹(ふ)き込(こ)んだ吹(ふ)き込(こ)まなかった
Past polite吹(ふ)き込(こ)みました吹(ふ)き込(こ)みませんでした
て form吹(ふ)き込(こ)んで吹(ふ)き込(こ)まなくて
ている present吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいる吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいない
ている polite吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいます吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいません
ている past吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいた吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいました吹(ふ)き込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば吹(ふ)き込(こ)めば吹(ふ)き込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら吹(ふ)き込(こ)んだら吹(ふ)き込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional吹(ふ)き込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite吹(ふ)き込(こ)みましょう—
Potential吹(ふ)き込(こ)める吹(ふ)き込(こ)めない
Passive吹(ふ)き込(こ)まれる吹(ふ)き込(こ)まれない
Causative吹(ふ)き込(こ)ませる吹(ふ)き込(こ)ませない
Imperative吹(ふ)き込(こ)め吹(ふ)き込(こ)むな
1. to blow into, to blow in
Wind, air, rain, or snow entering a space through an opening. Used both transitively (blow air into something) and intransitively (wind blows in).
窓(まど)から風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)き込(こ)む。
Wind blows in through the window.
雨(あめ)が部屋(へや)に吹(ふ)き込(こ)んできた。
Rain blew into the room.
風船(ふうせん)に空気(くうき)を吹(ふ)き込(こ)む。
Blow air into a balloon.
2. to instill, to put (ideas) into someone's head
To influence someone by repeatedly telling them something, often with the implication of manipulation or indoctrination.
変(へん)な考(かんが)えを吹(ふ)き込(こ)まれた。
Strange ideas were put into my head.
子(こ)どもに偏見(へんけん)を吹(ふ)き込(こ)むべきではない。
You shouldn't instill prejudices in children.
誰(だれ)かが余計(よけい)なことを吹(ふ)き込(こ)んだに違(ちが)いない。
Someone must have put unnecessary ideas in their head.
3. to record (audio, music)
To record sound onto a medium. Used for recording music, voice tracks, or audio.
スタジオで曲(きょく)を吹(ふ)き込(こ)む。
Record a song in the studio.
ナレーションを吹(ふ)き込(こ)む。
Record narration.
I recorded all 10 tracks for the new album.

Common collocations

Usage

Sense 1 is the most literal. Sense 2 almost always has a negative nuance — the ideas being instilled are unwanted, misleading, or manipulative. The expression 命(いのち)を吹(ふ)き込(こ)む (breathe life into) bridges senses 1 and 2, meaning to revitalize something. Sense 3 (recording) comes from the early days of audio recording when sound was literally blown into a horn.