English–Japanese

“get into” in Japanese

Japanese

Also陥る (ochiiru) · 入り込む (hairikomu)

Pronunciation

Romajinorikomu

Example

車に乗り込みます。kuruma ni no ri ko mi ma su

I get into the car.

Illustration for 乗り込む (get into)

How to say “get into” in Japanese

“Get into” in Japanese is 乗り込む (norikomu).

Shows a person going fully into a vehicle in order to travel in it.

Full entry for 乗り込む: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 乗り込む

係員の案内に従って、乗客がバスに乗り込みました。kakari in no an nai ni shitaga tte jō kyaku ga ba su ni no ri ko mi ma shi ta

Following the staff's instructions, the passengers boarded the bus.

Tips for using 乗り込む

  • 乗り込む (norikomu) is useful when a speaker wants to stress that someone has actually gone inside a vehicle, not merely approached it.

Other Japanese words for “get into”

彼は困った状況に陥ります。kare wa koma tta jō kyō ni ochii ri ma su

He gets into a difficult situation.

猫が家に入り込みます。neko ga ie ni hai ri ko mi ma su

The cat gets into the house.

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