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塞ぎ込む (ふさぎこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

塞ふさぎ込こむ

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

mope; brood; be in low spirits

Describes a state of feeling down and withdrawn, often staying indoors or being uncommunicative.

彼かれは失しつ恋れんしてからずっと部屋へやに塞ふさぎ込こんでいる。
He's been moping in his room ever since his heart was broken.

雨あめの日ひは気き分ぶんが塞ふさぎ込こみがちだ。

I tend to feel down on rainy days.

Written forms

塞ふさぎ込こむUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling.
ふさぎ込こむUsage46%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
ふさぎこむUsage45%
鬱ふさぎ込こむ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 鬱; it is rarely used.

Kanji

込crowded, mixture, in bulk
塞close, shut, cover
鬱gloom, depression, melancholy

Similar words

落おち込こむ
落ち込む is a more general term for feeling depressed or down, while 塞ぎ込む emphasizes a withdrawn, brooding state, often with a nuance of shutting oneself away.

Etymology

Compound of 塞ぐ (ふさぐ, 'to block up, to feel depressed') and 込む (こむ, 'to go into, to become deeply'). The combination conveys sinking deeply into a blocked, gloomy state.