Japanese

うちこむ
Meaning: to devote oneself to; to throw oneself into; to drive in; to shoot into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

打
ち
込
む

Example sentences

He throws himself into his research until late every day.
壁に釘を打ち込んで、絵を飾った。
I hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture.
地面に杭を深く打ち込んだ。
I drove a stake deep into the ground.
彼は岩壁のリスにハーケンを打ち込んだ。
He hammered a piton into a crack in the rock face.
彼女は脇目も振らずに勉強に打ち込んでいる。
She is devoting herself to her studies wholeheartedly.
登山家は岩の裂け目にハーケンを力強く打ち込んだ
The mountaineer strongly drove a piton into the crack in the rock.
その僧侶は長年、坐禅のみに打ち込む一行三昧の修行を続けた
The monk spent many years in single-minded practice, focused only on Zen meditation.

Usage Notes

Often used for concentrating intensely on a task, study, or hobby. It can also mean physically driving something (like a nail) into another object.

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