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引きずり込む (ひきずりこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
drag in ; pull in
Physically dragging or pulling someone or something into a place, often against their will or with force. Can also be used figuratively for drawing someone into a situation.
理り
やり
会かい
議ぎ
に
引ひ
きずり
込こ
ま
れ
た
。
I was forcibly dragged into the meeting by a friend.
Written forms 引ひ きずり 込こ む
Most common modern spelling using ずり for the dragging nuance.
引ひ き 摺ず り 込こ む
Uses the kanji 摺, which emphasizes the dragging or sliding motion; less common but still seen.
引ひ き 摺ず りこむ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; acceptable but less standard than 引きずり込む.
引ひき 摺ず り 込こ む
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used and may be considered old-fashioned or abbreviated.
Kanji 摺 rub, fold, print (on cloth) 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 引ひ き 込こ む 引き込む means to pull or draw in, but without the dragging or forceful nuance of 引きずり込む. 引き込む can be used for attracting interest or pulling something smoothly.
引ひ きずる 引きずる means to drag along the ground or to prolong something. 引きずり込む combines this dragging action with the direction of entering a place.
Etymology Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'pull') + ずり (zuri, continuative form of ずる 'drag' or 'slide') + 込む (komu 'go in' or 'put in'). The ずり part is a voiced variant of すり from 擦る (suru 'rub, slide').
