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食い込む (くいこむ) — to bite into (e.g. rope into skin) · Nihongo Circle

食い込む

くいこむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)
2to cut into
3to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
4to eat into
5to encroach
6to make inroads

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Kanji in this word

食Eat, Food9 strokes 込Crowded, Mixture, In Bulk5 strokes

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