Japanese word

送り込む

Pronunciation

Romajiokurikomu

Meaning

  • verbsend in

Example

会社は新しい店に店員を送り込みます。kai sha wa atara shi i mise ni ten in o oku ri ko mi ma su

The company sends staff into the new store.

Illustration for 送り込む (send in)

More examples

新製品を海外市場に送り込みます。shin sei hin o kai gai shi jō ni oku ri ko mi ma su

The company introduces the new product to overseas markets.

Core concept

Describes deliberately moving a person or thing into a particular place or group so that it becomes present there.

Common phrases

  • 人を送り込むhito o oku ri ko mu

    send people in

  • 現場に送り込むgen ba ni oku ri ko mu

    send into the field

  • 市場に送り込むshi jō ni oku ri ko mu

    send into the market

Similar words

差し向けるsashimukeru: To send a person or group to a place for a particular purpose.
派遣するhakensuru: To send people to another place to work or carry out a specific duty.
投入するtōnyūsuru: To put people or resources into a place, activity, or group for a purpose.
送り届けるokuritodokeru: To take a person or thing to a destination and deliver it there.

Definition in Japanese

ある場所や組織などへ、人や物を送り入れる。a ru ba sho ya so shiki na do e hito ya mono o oku ri i re ru

Word origin

送り込む (okurikomu, "send into") combines the stem 送り (okuri, "sending") from 送る (okuru, "send") with 込む (komu, "go into or put into").

Usage tips

  • The Japanese verb 送り込む (okurikomu) usually describes dispatching people or resources into a place, whereas English send in can also mean submitting a form.

Opposites

  • 送り出すokuridasusend outverb

Related words

  • 送り込みokurikomisending innoun

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