抱え込む
かかえこむ
verb (godan)
to hold tightly; to take on alone
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 抱え込む | 抱え込まない |
| Present polite | 抱え込みます | 抱え込みません |
| Past | 抱え込んだ | 抱え込まなかった |
| Past polite | 抱え込みました | 抱え込みませんでした |
| て form | 抱え込んで | 抱え込まなくて |
| ている present | 抱え込んでいる | 抱え込んでいない |
| ている polite | 抱え込んでいます | 抱え込んでいません |
| ている past | 抱え込んでいた | 抱え込んでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 抱え込んでいました | 抱え込んでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 抱え込めば | 抱え込まなければ |
| Conditional たら | 抱え込んだら | 抱え込まなかったら |
| Volitional | 抱え込もう | — |
| Volitional polite | 抱え込みましょう | — |
| Potential | 抱え込める | 抱え込めない |
| Passive | 抱え込まれる | 抱え込まれない |
| Causative | 抱え込ませる | 抱え込ませない |
| Imperative | 抱え込め | 抱え込むな |
1.
to hold tightly, to clutch, to hug closely
To wrap one's arms around something and hold it close to the body.
2.
to take on alone, to shoulder by oneself, to bottle up
To take on problems, worries, or responsibilities without sharing them with others. Often implies keeping things to oneself when one should ask for help.
抱え込む combines 抱える (to hold in one's arms) with 込む (into), creating an image of pulling something in close and keeping it there.
Transitivity
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
Common patterns
Common collocations
- 悩みを抱え込む: to bottle up one's worries
- 問題を抱え込む: to take on problems alone
- 仕事を抱え込む: to take on too much work
- 一人で抱え込む: to bear it alone
Note: The figurative sense (sense 2) is very commonly used in advice contexts, where people are told not to 抱え込む problems.
Related Words
Synonym:
背負い込む (to burden oneself)