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考え込む (kangaekomu) Japanese meaning: ponder deeply | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 考え込む · godan verb (-mu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 考かんが え 込こ む 考かんが え 込こ まない Polite 考かんが え 込こ みます 考かんが え 込こ みません Past polite 考かんが え 込こ みました 考かんが え 込こ みませんでした Past 考かんが え 込こ んだ 考かんが え 込こ まなかった Te-form 考かんが え 込こ んで 考かんが え 込こ まないで Desire 考かんが え 込こ みたい 考かんが え 込こ みたくない Potential 考かんが え 込こ める 考かんが え 込こ めない Passive 考かんが え 込こ まれる 考かんが え 込こ まれない Causative 考かんが え 込こ ませる 考かんが え 込こ ませない Causative passive 考かんが え 込こ ませられる also 考かんが え 込こ まされる 考かんが え 込こ ませられない also 考かんが え 込こ まされない Volitional 考かんが え 込こ もう Polite volitional 考かんが え 込こ みましょう Imperative 考かんが え 込こ め 考かんが え 込こ むな Conditional 考かんが え 込こ めば 考かんが え 込こ まなければ Tara conditional 考かんが え 込こ んだら 考かんが え 込こ まなかったら
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考かんが
え
込こ
ん
で
しまっ
た
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He got lost in thought over the difficult problem.
Don't brood too much; let's take it easy.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 について 考かんが え 込こ む to ponder deeply about something
He was lost in thought about the problem, all by himself.
黙だま って 考かんが え 込こ む to fall silent and brood
She fell silent and sank into deep thought.
しばらく 考かんが え 込こ む to be lost in thought for a while
He thought deeply for a while before answering.
難むずか しい 顔かお で 考かんが え 込こ む to brood with a troubled expression
My father was brooding with a troubled expression.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Related words 考える is the neutral verb for 'to think' or 'to consider', while 考え込む adds the nuance of sinking deeply and often worriedly into thought.
思い詰める describes thinking to the point of obsession or desperation, carrying a heavier emotional burden than 考え込む.
悩む focuses on the distress or worry itself, whereas 考え込む emphasizes the act of sinking into silent, absorbed thought.
熟考する is a formal word for careful, deliberate consideration, lacking the brooding or troubled nuance of 考え込む.
Written forms 考かんが え 込こ む Usage 57%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
考かんが えこむ Usage 42%
Alternative spelling with kana for the okurigana portion; less common but still used.
かんがえこむ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 考える (to think) and 込む (to go into, to do thoroughly). The 込む suffix adds the meaning of entering a state deeply or completely.
