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紛れ込む (まぎれこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
slip into ; disappear into ; get mixed up with
Describes a person or thing entering a group, crowd, or place unnoticed, or becoming lost among other things. Often implies blending in or being hard to distinguish.
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The important document got mixed up with the other papers.
Written forms 紛まぎ れ 込こ む Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling; the verb is commonly written in kanji.
まぎれこむ Usage 33%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing or when avoiding the kanji.
Kanji 紛 distract, be mistaken for, go astray 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 紛まぎ れる 紛れる also means to disappear into or be lost in, but is more general and can be used for abstract things like distractions. 紛れ込む emphasizes physically entering or blending into a group or place.
混ま ざる 混ざる means to mix or be blended, often intentionally. 紛れ込む implies an accidental or unnoticed mixing, often with a nuance of hiding or being lost.
Etymology Compound of 紛れる (magireru, 'to become lost in, to be indistinguishable') and 込む (komu, 'to go into, to enter deeply'). The verb describes entering a place or group and becoming indistinguishable or lost within it.
