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持ち込み (もちこみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
bringing in ; carry-in ; BYO
Refers to bringing personal items (food, drinks, luggage, etc.) into a place where they might normally be provided or restricted. Often used in rules: 持ち込み禁止 (no outside items allowed).
機き 内ない へ の 持も ち 込こ み 手て 荷に 物もつ は 一人ひとり 一いっ 個こ まで です 。
Carry-on luggage is limited to one piece per person.
Written forms 持も ち 込こ み Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in signs and rules.
持もち 込こ み Usage 9%
Common variant without okurigana り; seen in official notices.
持もち 込こみ
Abbreviated form, mainly in compounds or space-limited contexts.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 持じ 参さん 持参 is a more formal verb/noun for bringing something to a specific place or event, often used in instructions (e.g., 持参してください). 持ち込み emphasizes the act of bringing items into a venue, especially where rules apply.
Etymology Compound of 持ち (continuative form of 持つ 'to hold, carry') + 込み (continuative form of 込む 'to go in, be crowded'), literally 'carry-in'.
