溶とけ込こむ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

溶け込む · godan verb (-mu)

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

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

melt into; dissolve into; merge into

Physical sense: a solid or substance dissolves and becomes part of a liquid or mixture. Often used with に to mark the medium.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

blend in; fit in; integrate

Figurative sense: a person or thing becomes part of a group, environment, or atmosphere without standing out. Often used with に or と.

〈物もの〉が〈物もの〉に溶とけ込こむfor a substance to dissolve fully into another
絵えの具ぐが水みずに溶とけ込こんで、きれいな色いろになった。
The paint dissolved into the water, making a beautiful color.
〈場ば所しょ〉に溶とけ込こむto blend into a place or environment
彼かれは新あたらしい会かい社しゃにすぐ溶とけ込こんだ。
He quickly fit in at his new company.
〈人ひと〉と溶とけ込こむto blend in with a group of people
彼かの女じょはクラスの子こたちとすぐに溶とけ込こんだ。
She quickly blended in with her classmates.

溶とけるN2sense 1
溶ける simply means something melts or dissolves, while 溶け込む stresses that it becomes fully absorbed into the surrounding medium.
馴な染じむN2sense 2
馴染む focuses on becoming comfortable and familiar with a place or group, while 溶け込む emphasizes visually or socially disappearing into the surroundings.
混まざるN2sense 1
混ざる means things get mixed together and can still be somewhat distinguishable, whereas 溶け込む implies a seamless merging with no visible boundary.
適てき応おうN2sense 2
適応する is a more formal, general word for adapting to conditions, while 溶け込む specifically pictures a person blending in unnoticed among others.
同どう化かN1sense 2
同化する is a formal, often biological or sociological term for assimilation, while 溶け込む is the everyday word for fitting into a group or setting.

溶とけ込こむUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical dissolving and blending into surroundings.
溶とけこむUsage15%
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とけこむUsage8%
とけ込こむUsage7%
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融とけこむUsage1%
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解とけ込こむUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 解 suggests unraveling or dissolving, but 溶け込む is preferred.
溶とけ込こむUsage1%
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融とけ込こむ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 融 suggests melting or fusing, but 溶け込む is preferred.

Compound of 溶ける (とける, 'to melt') and 込む (こむ, 'to go into'), literally 'to melt into'. The figurative sense developed from the physical one.