Japanese

きざみこむ
Meaning: to engrave; to etch; to carve into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 刻み込む 刻み込まない
Polite 刻み込みます 刻み込みません
Past 刻み込んだ 刻み込まなかった
Polite + Past 刻み込みました 刻み込みませんでした
Te-form 刻み込んで 刻み込まなくて
Potential 刻み込める 刻み込めない
Passive 刻み込まれる 刻み込まれない
Causative 刻み込ませる 刻み込ませない
Causative + Passive 刻み込まされる 刻み込まされない
Imperative 刻み込め 刻み込むな

Handwriting

刻
み
込
む

Example

That scene was deeply etched into my mind.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical carving and figuratively for memories or emotions that are deeply impressed upon someone.

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