noun-modifying (irregular)
intricate; complicated; complex
Describes situations, stories, relationships, or problems that are tangled, involved, or hard to unravel. Often used in the prenominal form 込み入った.
There are complicated circumstances, so I can't go into detail.
この小説は込み入った人間関係を描いている。
This novel depicts intricate human relationships.
Variant with the first character in kana.
Variant with the second character in kana.
Derived from the verb 込む (to be crowded, to go into) combined with 入る (to enter), forming 込み入る (to become complicated or tangled). The prenominal form 込み入った is used as an adjective.