注そそぎ込こむ

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ぎ

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む

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pour in (liquid)

Physical action of pouring a liquid into a container or space. Often used with に or へ for the destination.

コップに水みずを注そそぎ込こむ。
I pour water into the glass.
やかんから急きゅう須すにお湯ゆを注そそぎ込こんだ。
I poured hot water from the kettle into the teapot.

2

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pour in (money); invest heavily

Metaphorical use for putting large amounts of money, resources, or effort into something. Common in business and economic contexts.

政せい府ふは景けい気き対たい策さくに多た額がくの資し金きんを注そそぎ込こんだ。
The government poured a large amount of money into economic measures.
彼かれは研けん究きゅう開かい発はつに私し財ざいを注そそぎ込こんでいる。
He is pouring his personal fortune into research and development.

Written forms

注そそぎ込こむUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and business contexts.
注そそぎこむUsage22%
Variant with こむ in kana; less common but still seen.
そそぎこむUsage6%
そそぎ込こむUsage2%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

注pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

注そそぐ
注ぐ is the base verb meaning 'to pour' or 'to concentrate'. 注ぎ込む adds the nuance of pouring into something, emphasizing the destination or the act of putting in a large amount.
投とう入にゅうする
投入する is a more formal, often business-oriented term for 'input' or 'invest'. 注ぎ込む is more vivid and can be used for both physical pouring and metaphorical investment.

Etymology

Compound of 注ぎ (continuative form of 注ぐ 'to pour') + 込む 'to go into', literally 'pour into'. The metaphorical financial sense developed from the physical pouring image.