込む

How to remember it

込 (packed in) suggests things packed tight; also a suffix meaning 'thoroughly'.

Example sentences

• 朝の電車はとても込んでいる。

  あさのでんしゃはとてもこんでいる。

  The morning trains are very crowded.

• 週末はこの店が込む。

  しゅうまつはこのみせがこむ。

  This shop gets crowded on weekends.

Usage

Often in -te form (込んでいる) to describe a crowded place.

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