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思い入る (おもいいる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru)
ponder deeply ; contemplate ; be lost in thought
Describes being deeply absorbed in thought, often with a nuance of worry or serious reflection. Somewhat literary and less common in casual speech than 考え込む.
入い
る
あまり
、
周まわ
り
が
見み
え
なく
なる
こと
も
ある
。
Sometimes you become so absorbed in thought that you lose sight of your surroundings.
Similar words 考かんが え 込こ む 考え込む is the common, everyday word for being deep in thought or brooding. 思い入る is more literary and carries a stronger emotional, often melancholic, nuance.
Etymology Compound of 思い (thought, feeling) and 入る (to enter, to go into), literally 'to enter into thought'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
