打うち込こむ

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打ち込む · godan verb (-mu)

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

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

drive in; hammer in

Physical action of driving a nail, stake, or similar object into something.

大だい工くが柱はしらに釘くぎを打うち込こんだ。
The carpenter drove a nail into the pillar.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

hit; drive; smash

Used in sports for hitting a ball forcefully, such as in tennis, baseball, or golf.

彼かれは強きょう烈れつなスマッシュを打うち込こんだ。
He smashed the ball powerfully.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

fire into; shoot into

Shooting a projectile into a target or area. Also written as 撃ち込む.

敵てき陣じんに砲ほう弾だんを打うち込こんだ。
They fired shells into the enemy camp.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

input; enter

Entering data into a computer or device.

パソコンにデータを打うち込こむ。
I input data into the computer.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

devote oneself to; be absorbed in; throw oneself into

Putting one's whole heart into an activity or pursuit. Often used with に.

彼かれは研けん究きゅうに打うち込こんでいる。
He is devoted to his research.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

practice hitting

sports

Sports practice of hitting balls, as in baseball or tennis.

毎まい日にち、素す振ぶりで打うち込こむ練れん習しゅうをしている。
Every day I practice hitting with shadow swings.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

land a blow; get a hit in

martial arts

In martial arts like kendo or boxing, to successfully strike an opponent.

剣けん道どうで面めんに打うち込こむ。
In kendo, I strike the opponent's men (head).

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

invade territory; place a stone in opponent's formation

go (game)

In the game of Go, to place a stone deep inside the opponent's area.

相あい手ての陣じん地ちに石いしを打うち込こむ。
I place a stone in the opponent's territory.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pour into a form

Pouring concrete or similar material into a mold or framework.

型かた枠わくにコンクリートを打うち込こむ。
They pour concrete into the form.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に打うち込こむto drive/hammer something into a place
大だい工くが壁かべに釘くぎを打うち込こんだ。
The carpenter hammered a nail into the wall.
〈事こと〉に打うち込こむto throw oneself into an activity or pursuit
彼かれは仕し事ごとに打うち込こんでいる。
He is throwing himself into his work.
データを打うち込こむto type/enter data
パソコンにデータを打うち込こんだ。
I entered the data into the computer.
ボールを打うち込こむto smash/drive a ball forcefully
選せん手しゅがボールをコートの隅すみに打うち込こんだ。
The player smashed the ball into the corner of the court.
コンクリートを打うち込こむto pour concrete into a form or mold
基き礎そにコンクリートを打うち込こんだ。
They poured concrete into the foundation.

Expressions

楔くさびを打うち込こむdrive a wedge into; wedge apart

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Related words· 9

打うつN4sense 1
打つ is the plain verb for hitting or striking something once, while 打ち込む adds force or continued, directed action, as in driving a nail deep or hitting a ball hard.
入にゅう力りょくN4sense 4
入力する is the neutral, technical term for entering data into a device, while 打ち込む specifically evokes the physical act of typing or keying the data in.
専せん念ねんN2sense 5
専念する is a formal, written word meaning to concentrate solely on something, whereas 打ち込む is more colloquial and conveys passionate, energetic devotion.
熱ねっ中ちゅうN3sense 5
熱中する emphasizes being engrossed or absorbed in something, while 打ち込む emphasizes actively pouring effort and energy into it.

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撃うつN3sense 3
撃つ simply means to fire a weapon, while 打ち込む stresses shooting repeatedly or intensively into a target.
流ながし込こむ sense 9
流し込む describes pouring a liquid or material into a container gently, while 打ち込む (as in コンクリートを打ち込む) implies pouring concrete forcefully to fill a mold completely.
身みが入はいるN2
打ち込む emphasizes sustained, active effort poured into something, whereas 身が入る describes the resulting state of feeling absorbed or focused.
取とり組くむN2
打ち込む emphasizes throwing oneself passionately into an activity, while 取り組む is more neutral about seriously addressing a task.
力ちからを入いれるN2
打ち込む describes devoting oneself deeply and continuously to something over time, while 力を入れる can refer to a single concentrated burst of effort or strength.

Opposites

怠おこたるN2sense 5
打ち込む means to throw oneself wholeheartedly into an activity, whereas 怠る means to neglect it, the opposite attitude.

Don't confuse with

打うち上あげるN1
打ち上げる means to launch something (like a firework or rocket) or hold a celebratory wrap-up party, easy to confuse with 打ち込む's meanings of driving something in or devoting oneself, despite the shared 打ち prefix.
打うち合あわせるN2
打ち合わせる means to arrange or coordinate plans in a meeting, a completely different action from 打ち込む's senses of striking, entering data, or devoting oneself, despite the shared 打ち prefix.
打うち付つけるN1
打ち込む looks similar and can also mean 'hammer in', but it more commonly means to devote oneself to something, unlike 打ち付ける which stays literal (nailing, banging, or flinging).

Word family

打うち込こみ
driving in; pounding in; forcing into; implanting · invasion; move into enemy territory · falling hard for someone; being infatuated · dedication; putting one's heart into something · step recording; programmed music input
打うち込こみ稽げい古こ
striking practice with intentional openings
コンクリート打うち込こみ
concrete placing; positioning concrete

Built from

打うつ+込こむ

Written forms

打うち込こむUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling for most senses.
打うちこむUsage17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with okurigana こむ.
うちこむUsage6%
打うち込こむUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant without okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, 'striking', continuative form of 打つ) and 込む (komu, 'to go into'). The core meaning is 'to strike into', which has extended to various concrete and abstract uses.