JLPT N1 · Verb

押し込む (oshikomu)

押し込む (おしこむ, oshikomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to push into; to cram into”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おしこむ
Romaji
oshikomu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into · godan verb, intransitive, transitive
  2. to break in; to burgle; to burglarize · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

ピストルを持った男が彼をせきたてて車に押し込んだ。
A man with a gun urged him into the car.

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

Conjugation of 押し込む

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

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary押し込むおしこむ oshikomu
Polite (~masu)押し込みますおしこみます oshikomimasu
Negative押し込まないおしこまない oshikomanai
Polite negative押し込みませんおしこみません oshikomimasen
Past押し込んだおしこんだ oshikonda
Polite past押し込みましたおしこみました oshikomimashita
Negative past押し込まなかったおしこまなかった oshikomanakatta
Te-form押し込んでおしこんで oshikonde
Potential押し込めるおしこめる oshikomeru
Passive押し込まれるおしこまれる oshikomareru
Causative押し込ませるおしこませる oshikomaseru
Volitional押し込もうおしこもう oshikomou
Imperative押し込めおしこめ oshikome
Conditional (~ba)押し込めばおしこめば oshikomeba

Kanji in 押し込む

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押し込む.

Source: JMdict entry 1180260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.