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建て込む (たてこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
be built up ; be crowded with houses
Describes an area where buildings or houses are densely packed. Often used in the progressive form 建て込んでいる to describe the current state of a neighborhood.
See also: 立て込む
家いえ
が
建た
て
込こ
ん
で
いる
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The area in front of the station is crowded with houses.
Written forms 建た て 込こ む Usage 37%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to be built up' or 'to be crowded with houses'.
建た てこむ Usage 63%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard written variant.
建たて 込こ む
Variant spelling without the okurigana て; less common but still used.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Etymology Compound of 建て (tate, continuative form of 建てる 'to build') and 込む (komu, 'to be crowded'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.
