JLPT N2 · Verb

突っ込む (tsukkomu)

突っ込む (つっこむ, tsukkomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to thrust (something) into (something); to cram”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つっこむ
Romaji: tsukkomu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove · godan verb, transitive
to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into · godan verb, intransitive
to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something) · godan verb, intransitive
to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill · godan verb, transitive
to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

１人少年が両手をポケットにつっこんで歩いていた。

A boy was walking with his hands in his pockets.

Tatoeba #235726

私たちはそのまま洞窟の口にボートで突っ込んで行きました。

We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.

Tatoeba #481010

彼は古代史の分野で突っ込んだ研究をしている。

He's doing in-depth research on ancient history.

Tatoeba #74122

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

Conjugation of 突っ込む

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	突っ込む	つっこむ tsukkomu
Polite (~masu)	突っ込みます	つっこみます tsukkomimasu
Negative	突っ込まない	つっこまない tsukkomanai
Polite negative	突っ込みません	つっこみません tsukkomimasen
Past	突っ込んだ	つっこんだ tsukkonda
Polite past	突っ込みました	つっこみました tsukkomimashita
Negative past	突っ込まなかった	つっこまなかった tsukkomanakatta
Te-form	突っ込んで	つっこんで tsukkonde
Potential	突っ込める	つっこめる tsukkomeru
Passive	突っ込まれる	つっこまれる tsukkomareru
Causative	突っ込ませる	つっこませる tsukkomaseru
Volitional	突っ込もう	つっこもう tsukkomou
Imperative	突っ込め	つっこめ tsukkome
Conditional (~ba)	突っ込めば	つっこめば tsukkomeba

Kanji in 突っ込む

突

stab, protruding, thrustトツ・カ・つ.く · 8 strokes

込

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 突っ込む.

衝突しょうとつcollision突くつくto prick突然とつぜんabrupt煙突えんとつchimney突き当たりつきあたりend (of a street, hallway, etc.)突き当たるつきあたるto run into突如とつじょsuddenly突破とっぱbreaking through突くつつくto poke (repeatedly, lightly)突っ張るつっぱるto cramp up突っ突くつっつくto poke (repeatedly, lightly)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 1456940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.