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注ぎ込む (つぎこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
pour into ; invest ; sink money into ; inject ; infuse ; focus (efforts)
Broadly means to pour something into a container or abstract target. Used for investing money, injecting funds, infusing qualities, or focusing attention/effort. The core image is a continuous, often generous, flow into something.
The government is injecting a large amount of tax money into healthcare.
Written forms 注つ ぎ 込こ む
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news form.
つぎ 込こ む Usage 74%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
つぎこむ Usage 26%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji nuance is not needed or for clarity.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk 注 pour, irrigate, shed (tears) Similar words 投とう 資し する 投資する is a formal, financial term for investing. 注ぎ込む is more vivid and can be used for money, effort, or abstract resources, often with a sense of pouring in heavily.
注ちゅう 入にゅう する 注入する is a technical term for injecting or infusing, often used in medical or industrial contexts. 注ぎ込む is more colloquial and covers a wider range of metaphorical pouring.
Etymology Compound of 注ぐ (tsugu, 'to pour') and 込む (komu, 'to go into, to put into'), literally 'to pour into'. The combination emphasizes a thorough, inward pouring action.
