JLPT N1 · Verb

打ち込む (uchikomu)

打ち込む (うちこむ, uchikomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うちこむ
Romaji: uchikomu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in · godan verb, transitive
to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash · godan verb, transitive
to fire into; to shoot into · godan verb, transitive · also written as 撃ち込む
to input (data); to enter · godan verb, transitive
to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in; to be (really) into; to be enthusiastic about; to put heart and soul into · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

板にくぎを打ち込んだ。

He hammered nails into the plank.

Tatoeba #121230

ノートパソコンの電源を入れ、ブラウザを立ち上げて、もう覚えてしまったアドレスを打ち込む。

I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.

Tatoeba #75119

彼はその仕事に打ち込んだ。

He applied himself to the task.

Tatoeba #112846

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

Conjugation of 打ち込む

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	打ち込む	うちこむ uchikomu
Polite (~masu)	打ち込みます	うちこみます uchikomimasu
Negative	打ち込まない	うちこまない uchikomanai
Polite negative	打ち込みません	うちこみません uchikomimasen
Past	打ち込んだ	うちこんだ uchikonda
Polite past	打ち込みました	うちこみました uchikomimashita
Negative past	打ち込まなかった	うちこまなかった uchikomanakatta
Te-form	打ち込んで	うちこんで uchikonde
Potential	打ち込める	うちこめる uchikomeru
Passive	打ち込まれる	うちこまれる uchikomareru
Causative	打ち込ませる	うちこませる uchikomaseru
Volitional	打ち込もう	うちこもう uchikomou
Imperative	打ち込め	うちこめ uchikome
Conditional (~ba)	打ち込めば	うちこめば uchikomeba

Kanji in 打ち込む

打

strike, hit, knockダ・ダース・う.つ・う.ち- · 5 strokes

込

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 打ち込む.

打つうつto hit打つぶつto hit (someone)打合せうちあわせ(preparatory) meeting打ち消すうちけすto deny打開だかいbreak in the deadlock打撃だげきblow値打ちねうちvalue打ち切るうちきるto stop打ち消しうちけしnegation打ち明けるうちあけるto confide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思い込むおもいこむto be convinced (that)

Source: JMdict entry 1581440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.