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深入り (ふかいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
getting deeply involved ; going too far
Often carries a negative nuance of over-involvement or meddling, implying one has gone beyond a safe or appropriate level. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to get in too deep'.
深ふか
入い
り
は
禁きん
物もつ
だ
。
It's best not to get too involved.
Kanji 深 deep, heighten, intensify Similar words 干かん 渉しょう 干渉 is a more direct 'interference' or 'meddling', while 深入り focuses on the depth of involvement itself, often with a sense of overstepping.
首くび を 突つ っ 込こ む An idiomatic expression meaning 'to poke one's nose into', similar to 深入りする but more colloquial and vivid.
Etymology Compound of 深 (fuka, 'deep') + 入り (iri, 'entering'), literally 'deep entering'. The meaning naturally extends to over-involvement.
