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食い込む

くいこむ

Readings

くいこむ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5m, vito bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
  2. 2.
    v5m, vito eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings)
  3. 3.
    v5m, vito be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

Kanji breakdown

食
N29 strokesGrade 2
込
N45 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

医者の費用は本当に貯金に食い込む。

Doctors' bills really cut into our savings.

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食い込むくいこむ

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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