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含める · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

include; count in; make part of a scope

Used when deliberately counting or treating something as part of a group, total, price, plan, condition, or scope.

Related words· 7

含ふくむN3sense 1
含む often describes something already containing or holding X, while 含める emphasizes the act of actively including X in a scope or total.
加くわえるN3sense 1
加える means to add something new onto a group, while 含める means to treat something as already part of an existing group, total, or condition.
含ふくませる sense 4
含ませる is the more explicitly causative form for making something absorb or hold a substance, tone, or meaning, overlapping with 含める in the mouth, instruction, and flavor senses.
盛もり込こむ
含める is a broad, everyday word for 'include' anything, while 盛り込む specifically suggests deliberately working something into a plan, document, or proposal.

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込こめるN2
含める is the neutral, general verb for including something in a set or total, while 込める more strongly implies putting something into an amount, action, or expression.
組くみ込こむN2
含める means to include something as part of a set or list, while 組み込む stresses integrating it as a structural or functional part of something larger.
交まじえるN1
含める simply means to include something as part of a group, whereas 交える adds a nuance of mixing that thing in among other existing elements.

Opposites

除のぞくN3sense 1
除く means to exclude or leave something out, the direct opposite of 含める's sense of including something in a scope or total.
省はぶくN3
含める means to include something in a set, contrasting with 省く, which means to exclude or omit it.
漏もらすN1
漏らす here means to leave something out, while 含める means to include it.