考かんがえ込こむ

か

ん

が

え

こ

む

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

ponder deeply; brood; be lost in thought

Describes sinking into deep, often worried or serious thought, sometimes to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings. Implies a prolonged, absorbed state.

彼かれは難むずかしい問もん題だいについて考かんがえ込こんでしまった。
He got lost in thought over the difficult problem.

あまり

考かんが

え

込こ

ま

ない

で

、

気き

楽らく

に

やろう

。

Don't brood too much; let's take it easy.

Written forms

考かんがえ込こむUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
考かんがえこむUsage42%
Alternative spelling with kana for the okurigana portion; less common but still used.
かんがえこむUsage1%

Kanji

考consider, think over
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

考かんがえる
考える is the general verb for 'to think' or 'to consider'. 考え込む adds the nuance of sinking deeply into thought, often with a negative or worried connotation.
思おもい詰つめる
思い詰める implies thinking about something to the point of obsession or desperation, often with a more intense emotional burden than 考え込む.

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.