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食い込む[くいこむ] (kuikomu)

eat into

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Meaning

食い込む (くいこむ, kuikomu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “eat into”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

マラソンで彼女かのじょはなんとか3位いに食い込くいこんだ

She edged into third place in the marathon.

黴菌が組織に食い込む

The bacilli enter the tissues.

医者いしゃの費用ひようは本当ほんとうに貯金ちょきんに食い込くいこむ。

Doctors' bills really cut into our savings.

しかし、定着ベルト20の三角部34が接触ヘッド24Bに食い込む。

However, triangular portions 34 of the fixing belt 20 bite into a contact head 24B.

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