Kanji N3

込: crowded, mixture, in bulk

込 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning crowded, mixture, in bulk, written with 5 strokes. It is read こむ, こみ, こめる (kun), and has no common on reading. It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 人込み (ひとごみ, crowd of people) and 申し込む (もうしこむ, to apply for).

込

Meanings

  • crowded
  • mixture
  • in bulk
  • included
  • (kokuji)
Strokes5
JLPT levelN3
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#675 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • None in common use

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • -こむ
  • こむ
  • こみ
  • -こみ
  • こめる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 込

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 人込みひとごみ

    crowd of people

    JLPT N3
  • 申し込むもうしこむ

    to apply for; to make an application

    JLPT N3
  • 込むこむ

    to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested

    JLPT N4
  • 見込みみこみ

    hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability

    JLPT N1
  • 申し込みもうしこみ

    application; entry; request; subscription; offer

    JLPT N1
  • 追い込むおいこむ

    to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

    JLPT N1
  • 組み込むくみこむ

    to insert; to include; to incorporate

    JLPT N1
  • 落ち込むおちこむ

    to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed

    JLPT N1

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