綴とじ込こむ

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じ

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む

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

file away; keep on file

Used for putting documents, papers, or records into a file, binder, or folder for storage.

領りょう収しゅう書しょをファイルに綴とじ込こむ。
I file the receipt in a binder.
契けい約やく書しょは必かならず綴とじ込こんで保ほ管かんしてください。
Please be sure to file and keep the contract.

2

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

bind in; insert between pages

Specifically refers to binding or inserting something into a book, magazine, or bound volume, such as a supplement or loose leaf.

雑ざっ誌しに付ふ録ろくの小しょう冊さっ子しを綴とじ込こむ。
They bind the supplementary booklet into the magazine.
この本ほんには地ち図ずが綴とじ込こまれている。
A map is bound into this book.

Written forms

綴とじ込こむUsage58%
Standard kanji spelling.
とじ込こむUsage21%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
とじこむUsage21%
綴とじ込こむ
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.

Kanji

綴compose, spell, write
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

綴とじる
綴じる means 'to bind' (a book, etc.) in general, while 綴じ込む emphasizes inserting and binding something inside.
ファイルする
ファイルする is a more general loanword for 'to file', often used for digital files or simple paper filing, while 綴じ込む implies physically binding or inserting into a binder/book.

Etymology

Compound of 綴じ (continuative form of 綴じる 'to bind') + 込む 'to put inside'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to bind in'.