Japanese

ひきこむ
Meaning: to pull in; to win over; to fascinate; to drag into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

引
き
込
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Example sentences

The actor's performance drew the audience into the story.
彼は話す時の間が絶妙で、いつも聞き手を引き込む。
The pauses in his speech are exquisite, and he always draws in the listeners.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically pulling something in, or figuratively capturing someone's interest or dragging them into a situation.

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