Japanese Conversation · Level 86
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Japanese word
込む
Pronunciation
Romajikomu
Meaning
- verbbe crowded
Example
電車が込んでいます。den sha ga ko n de i ma su
The train is crowded.
More examples
週末はこの店が込んでいます。shū matsu wa ko no mise ga ko n de i ma su
This store is crowded on weekends.
Core concept
Expresses a state in which many people or things fill a space and leave little room between them.
Common phrases
人で込むhito de ko mu
be crowded with people
込んだバスko n da ba su
a crowded bus
込んだ電車ko n da den sha
a crowded train
Similar words
混雑するkonzatsusuru: A place or route is crowded enough to make movement difficult.
込み合うkomiau: A place becomes very busy and crowded with many people.
Definition in Japanese
人や物が一か所に集まり、すき間がなくなる。hito ya mono ga ichi ka sho ni atsu ma ri su ki ma ga na ku na ru
Word origin
The native verb 込む (komu) combines the ideas of going into something and filling it, giving rise to the sense of a place becoming crowded.
Usage tips
- The spelling 混む (komu) is common for traffic and crowds, but the reading and basic sense are the same as those of 込む (komu) in this usage.
Other meanings
- be congestedverb
- be packedverb
Opposites
- 空くsukubecome less crowdedverb
Related words
- 込みkomicrowdingnoun