くいこむ

食い込む

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)

N5Common wordGodan verb (mu ending)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)to cut intoto dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to eat intoto encroachto make inroadsto penetrate (e.g. a market)to break into (e.g. first place)to erodeto cut into (e.g. time, savings)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

Conjugations

Present辞書形
食い込む(くいこむ)
Negativeない形
食い込まない(くいこまない)
Pastた形
食い込んだ(くいこんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
食い込まなかった(くいこまなかった)
Te-formて形
食い込んで(くいこんで)

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.