Japanese

いりくむ
Meaning: to be complicated; to be intricate; to be intertwined
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 入り組む 入り組まない
Polite 入り組みます 入り組みません
Past 入り組んだ 入り組まなかった
Polite + Past 入り組みました 入り組みませんでした
Te-form 入り組んで 入り組まなくて
Potential 入り組める 入り組めない
Passive 入り組まれる 入り組まれない
Causative 入り組ませる 入り組ませない
Causative + Passive 入り組まされる 入り組まされない
Imperative 入り組め 入り組むな

Handwriting

入
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組
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Example sentences

The roads around here are intricately intertwined, making it easy to get lost.
日本列島の周辺には、四つのプレートが入り組んでいる。
Around the Japanese archipelago, four tectonic plates are intricately intertwined.

Usage Notes

Used when the structure or nature of something is complex and multiple elements are mixed together.

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