落おち込こむ

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ち

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む

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Describes a person's emotional state of sadness or discouragement. Common in everyday conversation.

そんなに落おち込こまないで、また頑がん張ばろう。

Don't be so down; let's try again.

2

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

be in a slump; be in an unfavourable condition

Used for economic indicators, business performance, or abstract conditions that have worsened. Not for personal emotions.

3

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Literal physical falling into a depression or hole. Less common than the figurative uses; often replaced by 落ちる in modern speech.

落おち込こむUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
落おちこむUsage13%
Kana spelling sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
おちこむUsage2%
落おち込こむUsage2%
Less common simplified form; learners should prefer 落ち込む.

落おちる
落ちる is a general intransitive verb for falling or dropping, while 落ち込む emphasizes falling into a depressed state or a slump, or physically into a hollow.
凹へこむ
凹む can also mean 'to feel depressed' in casual speech, but its primary meaning is 'to become dented/hollow'. 落ち込む is more standard for emotional depression.

Compound of 落ち (continuative form of 落ちる 'to fall') + 込む 'to go into'. Literally 'to fall into', extended to emotional and economic decline.