Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to bite into (e.g. rope into skin), to cut into, to dig into (e.g. of fingernails).
  2. to eat into, to encroach, to make inroads, to penetrate (e.g. a market), to break into (e.g. first place), to erode, to cut into (e.g. time, savings).
  3. to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks). Vulgar expression or word.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
食い込む くいこむ
 
食込む くいこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)