手てが込こむ

手が込む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	手てが込こむ	手てが込こまない
Polite	手てが込こみます	手てが込こみません
Past polite	手てが込こみました	手てが込こみませんでした
Past	手てが込こんだ	手てが込こまなかった
Te-form	手てが込こんで	手てが込こまないで
Desire	手てが込こみたい	手てが込こみたくない
Potential	手てが込こめる	手てが込こめない
Passive	手てが込こまれる	手てが込こまれない
Causative	手てが込こませる	手てが込こませない
Causative passive	手てが込こませられるalso 手てが込こまされる	手てが込こませられないalso 手てが込こまされない
Volitional	手てが込こもう
Polite volitional	手てが込こみましょう
Imperative	手てが込こめ	手てが込こむな
Conditional	手てが込こめば	手てが込こまなければ
Tara conditional	手てが込こんだら	手てが込こまなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-mu)

intricate; elaborate; complicated

idiomatic expression

Describes something made with great care and detail, often implying skilled craftsmanship. Frequently used in the past tense or attributive form 手の込んだ.

Kanji

手hand
込crowded, mixture, in bulk
混mix, blend, confuse

Related words

複ふく雑ざつ
複雑 is a general adjective for 'complex' or 'complicated', while 手が込む specifically implies intricate workmanship or elaborate detail.
精せい巧こう
精巧 means 'exquisite' or 'delicate' and often describes finely made objects, but 手が込む focuses on the process or effort behind the intricacy.

Built from

手て+込こむ

Written forms

手てが込こむ
Standard kanji form; 込む conveys the sense of something being packed in or intricate.
手てが混こむ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 混む suggests mixing or complication, but 込む is preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand, skill) + が (subject marker) + 込む (to be crowded, intricate). Literally 'the hand is packed in', suggesting detailed handiwork.