Japanese word

投げ込む

Pronunciation

Romajinagekomu

Meaning

  • verbthrow into

Example

ボールを箱に投げ込みます。bō ru o bako ni na ge ko mi ma su

I throw the ball into the box.

Illustration for 投げ込む (throw into)

More examples

封筒を玄関の郵便受けに投げ込みました。fū tō o gen kan no yū bin u ke ni na ge ko mi ma shi ta

I threw an envelope into the mailbox by the entrance.

Core concept

Describes sending something into a place by throwing it, often with noticeable force or momentum.

Common phrases

  • 郵便受けに投げ込むyū bin u ke ni na ge ko mu

    throw into a mailbox

  • 火の中に投げ込むhi no naka ni na ge ko mu

    throw into the fire

Similar words

投げ入れるnageireru: To throw something into a place, focusing on its movement into that place.
放り込むhōrikomu: To put something into a place by flinging it, often with little care or control.
投げるnageru: To throw something through the air without stating that it enters a particular place.

Definition in Japanese

物を、ある場所や容器の中へ勢いをつけて投げ入れる。mono o a ru ba sho ya yō ki no naka e ikio i o tsu ke te na ge i re ru

Word origin

投げ込む (nagekomu) is formed from 投げる (nageru, "to throw") and 込む (komu, "to enter or go into"); 込む expresses that the thrown object moves inward.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Japanese, 投げ込む (nagekomu) can describe tossing a ball into a box, while the plain verb 投げる (nageru) does not by itself specify where the object lands.

Other meanings

  • toss intoverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 投げ込みnagekomithrowing intonoun

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