圧へし込こむ

へ

し

こ

む

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

push into; cram into; stuff into

Describes forcefully pushing or cramming something into a tight space, often with a sense of compression or bending.

彼かれは服ふくを無む理りやりスーツケースに圧へし込こんだ。
He crammed his clothes into the suitcase by force.
本ほん棚だな

に

本ほん

を

圧へ

し

込こ

む

と

、

棚たな

が

壊こわ

れる

か

も

しれ

ない

。

If you push books into the bookshelf too hard, the shelf might break.

Written forms

圧へし込こむ
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
圧へしこむUsage100%
Variant with okurigana こむ instead of 込む; less common but acceptable.
へし込こむ
Kana-mixed spelling with へし and 込む; used when the kanji 圧 is avoided.

Kanji

圧pressure, push, overwhelm
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

押おし込こむ
押し込む is a more common and general word for pushing or shoving something into a space, while 圧し込む emphasizes forceful compression or bending.
詰つめ込こむ
詰め込む focuses on packing or stuffing tightly, often with a sense of filling capacity, whereas 圧し込む implies using pressure to force something in.

Etymology

Compound of 圧し (heshi, continuative form of 圧す 'to press, push') + 込む (komu, 'to go into, put into'). The verb 圧す is a less common variant of 押す (osu, 'to push'), and 圧し込む carries a nuance of forceful compression.