飛とび込こみ

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Meanings

Refers to the physical act of jumping or diving into something, often water. Also used metaphorically for plunging into a situation.

彼かれはプールに飛とび込こみをした。
He did a dive into the pool.
新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうへの飛とび込こみはリスクが伴ともなう。
Plunging into a new business involves risk.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

Describes showing up somewhere without prior notice, often used in business or sales contexts (e.g., 飛び込み営業). Can also refer to sudden, unexpected appearances.

飛とび込こみの客きゃくが突とつ然ぜん事じ務む所しょに来きた。
A walk-in customer suddenly came to the office.
彼かれは飛とび込こみ営えい業ぎょうで実じっ績せきを上あげた。
He achieved results through door-to-door sales.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で飛とび込こみ禁きん止しdiving (into the water) is prohibited at a place
この池いけでは飛とび込こみ禁きん止しです。
Diving into this pond is prohibited.
飛とび込こみで〈動どう詞し〉to do something without a prior appointment
彼かれは飛とび込こみで面めん接せつを申もうし込こんだ。
He applied for an interview without an appointment.
〈人ひと〉が飛とび込こみで来くるsomeone shows up unannounced
営えい業ぎょうのお客きゃくさんが飛とび込こみで来くることも多おおい。
Sales customers often show up without an appointment.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Related words

ダイブ sense 1
ダイブ is a casual loanword for jumping/diving (often in sports or internet slang), while 飛び込み is the native Japanese term used more broadly, including formal contexts like diving competitions.
押おしかけ sense 2
押し掛け describes showing up uninvited and often unwelcome, while 飛び込み (in this sense) is more neutral, commonly used for unannounced sales visits or arrivals.
突とつ入にゅう sense 1
突入 emphasizes forcefully rushing or bursting into a situation or place, whereas 飛び込み more often describes a controlled jump or dive, though both can be used metaphorically for plunging into a state of affairs.

Opposites

予よ約やくN5sense 2
予約 means making a reservation or appointment beforehand, the opposite of 飛び込み, which refers to arriving or acting without any prior arrangement.

Don't confuse with

飛とび入いり
飛び入り means joining an event or contest on the spot without having registered in advance, while 飛び込み usually refers to physically diving/jumping or showing up unannounced in a business context.
飛とび出だし
飛び出し describes something or someone suddenly dashing or popping out (e.g. a child running into the street), the reverse direction of 飛び込み, which means jumping or plunging into something.
駆かけ込こみ
飛び込み covers diving in, sudden unscheduled entry, or walk-ins in general, whereas 駆け込み specifically implies rushing in a hurry, often right before something closes or a deadline passes.
飛とび降おり
飛び降り means jumping off/down from a height, while 飛び込み means jumping into something (e.g., water), so the direction of the jump differs.

Word family

逆さか飛とび込こみ
headlong dive; header; plunge
飛とび込こみ台だい
diving board; diving platform
飛とび込こみ営えい業ぎょう
door-to-door sales; cold calling
飛とび込こみ競きょう技ぎ
diving competition
飛とび込こみ自じ殺さつ
suicide by jumping in front of a train

Written forms

飛とび込こみUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
飛とび込こみUsage4%
Less common variant with the same reading.

Etymology

Compound of the verb stem 飛び (tobi, 'jumping') from 飛ぶ (tobu, 'to jump/fly') and 込み (komi, 'going into') from 込む (komu, 'to go into'). Literally 'jumping in'.