JLPT N1 · Verb

割込む (warikomu)

割込む (わりこむ, warikomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わりこむ
Romaji: warikomu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on · godan verb, transitive
to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below · godan verb, transitive
to wedge; to play a wedge · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

人の話に割り込むのは失礼だぞ。

It is rude to interrupt others.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 割込む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	割込む	わりこむ warikomu
Polite (~masu)	割込みます	わりこみます warikomimasu
Negative	割込まない	わりこまない warikomanai
Polite negative	割込みません	わりこみません warikomimasen
Past	割込んだ	わりこんだ warikonda
Polite past	割込みました	わりこみました warikomimashita
Negative past	割込まなかった	わりこまなかった warikomanakatta
Te-form	割込んで	わりこんで warikonde
Potential	割込める	わりこめる warikomeru
Passive	割込まれる	わりこまれる warikomareru
Causative	割込ませる	わりこませる warikomaseru
Volitional	割込もう	わりこもう warikomou
Imperative	割込め	わりこめ warikome
Conditional (~ba)	割込めば	わりこめば warikomeba

Kanji in 割込む

割

proportion, comparatively, divideカツ・わ.る・わり · 12 strokes

込

crowded, mixture, in bulk-こ.む・こ.む · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 割込む.

割合わりあいrate割れるわれるto break役割やくわりpart割るわるto divide割算わりざんdivision割とわりとcomparatively割引わりびきdiscount時間割じかんわりtimetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)割合にわりあいにcomparatively割わりrate割当わりあてallotment込むこむto be crowded人込みひとごみcrowd of people申し込むもうしこむto apply for

Source: JMdict entry 1606870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.