刈かり込こむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

prune; trim; clip

Used for cutting back plants, hedges, or hair to shape them or keep them neat.

• 庭にわの生いけ垣がきをきれいに刈かり込こんだ。

  I neatly trimmed the hedge in the garden.

• 髪かみを短みじかく刈かり込こんでもらった。

  I had my hair cut short.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

harvest and store

Specifically for reaping a crop and putting it into storage; not a general word for harvesting.

• 稲いねを刈かり込こんで倉くらに納おさめる。

  They reap the rice and store it in the warehouse.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

cut down; prune (text)

Used for shortening or trimming a manuscript, article, or budget; often implies removing unnecessary parts.

• 長ながすぎる原げん稿こうを半はん分ぶんに刈かり込こんだ。

  I cut the overly long manuscript down by half.