くいこむ
Kuikomu
Other forms: 食込む
食い込む (Kuikomu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to bite into (e.g. rope into skin), to cut into, to dig into (e.g. of fingernails), to eat into”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Examples
医者の費用は本当に貯金に食い込む。
Doctors' bills really cut into our savings.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).