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釣り込む (つりこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
take in ; attract ; draw in
Used for pulling something in or attracting it, often with a sense of reeling in or drawing toward oneself. Can be literal (fishing) or figurative (attracting people).
その 店みせ の ディスプレイ は 客きゃく を 釣つ り 込こ む よう に 工く 夫ふう さ れ て いる 。
The shop's display is designed to draw in customers.
Written forms 釣つ り 込こ む Usage 52%
つりこむ Usage 48%
釣つり 込こ む
Variant spelling with the same reading.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 引ひ き 込こ む 引き込む is more general for pulling or dragging something in, while 釣り込む often implies a fishing-like or enticing action.
誘さそ い 込こ む 誘い込む emphasizes luring or inviting someone in, whereas 釣り込む can be more about reeling in or attracting with bait.
Etymology Compound of 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing') + 込む (komu, 'to go in' or 'to put in'), literally 'to fish in'. The figurative sense of attracting people derives from the fishing metaphor.
