Vocabulary

What does 打ち込む (うちこむ, uchikomu) mean?

打ち込む (うちこむ, uchikomu) means to drive in, to input; to devote oneself to, to be absorbed in.

Quick facts
Readingうちこむ
Romajiuchikomu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
うちこむ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuchikomu

to drive in, to input; to devote oneself to, to be absorbed in

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to fire into; to shoot into
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to input (data); to enter
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in; to be (really) into

Example sentences

  • He is throwing himself into his work.

  • I did the work of entering data into the computer.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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