JLPT N4 · Verb

込む (komu)

込む (こむ, komu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be crowded; to be packed”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こむ
Romaji: komu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with) · godan verb, intransitive · usu. 混む
to be complex; to be intricate · godan verb, intransitive
to go into; to go in; to put into · suffix · after -masu stem of verb
to become (completely) · suffix · after -masu stem of verb
to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently · suffix · after -masu stem of verb

Example sentences

今晩は列車がとても込んでいる。

The train is very crowded this evening.

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

Conjugation of 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	込む	こむ komu
Polite (~masu)	込みます	こみます komimasu
Negative	込まない	こまない komanai
Polite negative	込みません	こみません komimasen
Past	込んだ	こんだ konda
Polite past	込みました	こみました komimashita
Negative past	込まなかった	こまなかった komanakatta
Te-form	込んで	こんで konde
Potential	込める	こめる komeru
Passive	込まれる	こまれる komareru
Causative	込ませる	こませる komaseru
Volitional	込もう	こもう komou
Imperative	込め	こめ kome
Conditional (~ba)	込めば	こめば komeba

Kanji in 込む

込

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 込む.

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)突っ込むつっこむto thrust (something) into (something)溶け込むとけこむto melt into飛び込むとびこむto jump in払い込むはらいこむto deposit引っ込むひっこむto draw back申込もうしこみapplication込めるこめるto load (a gun, etc.)割込むわりこむto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.)見込みみこみhope飲み込むのみこむto swallow乗り込むのりこむto board (a train, plane, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1593410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.