Rank Kanji Hiragana Meaning(s)
1 盛り込む もりこむ to incorporate, to fill (a vessel) with
2 追い込む おいこむ to herd, to corner, to go hard, to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
3 包む つつむ to wrap up, to cover, to conceal (a feeling), to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
4 囲む かこむ to surround, to besiege, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
5 巻き込む まきこむ to roll up, to involve
6 持ち込む もちこむ to bring in, to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.), to bring (to another stage)
7 頼む たのむ to request, to call, to entrust to, to rely on
8 見込む みこむ to anticipate, to place confidence in, to find promising, to set one’s eye on (e.g. prey)
9 盗む ぬすむ to steal, to plagiarize, to do stealthily, to do during scant time
10 親しむ したしむ to be intimate with
11 組み込む くみこむ to insert
12 読む よむ to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to predict, to decipher, to count
13 望む のぞむ to desire, to expect (of someone), to see
14 落ち込む おちこむ to feel down, to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to fall into (e.g. a hole)
15 阻む はばむ to keep someone from doing
16 刻む きざむ to mince, to carve, to tick away (time), to etch (into one’s mind)
17 危ぶむ あやぶむ to fear
18 楽しむ たのしむ to enjoy, to look forward to
19 積む つむ to pile up, to load (car, ship, etc.), to acquire
20 組む くむ to cross (legs or arms), to put together, to braid, to grapple
21 好む このむ to like
22 意気込む いきごむ to be enthusiastic (about)
23 悩む なやむ to be worried
24 膨らむ ふくらむ to expand
25 刈り込む かりこむ to prune, to reap (a crop) and put into storage
26 伸び悩む のびなやむ to be sluggish
27 振り込む ふりこむ to make a payment via bank deposit transfer, to discard another player’s winning tile
28 潜む ひそむ to lurk
29 踏む ふむ to step on, to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to experience, to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
30 注ぎ込む そそぎこむ to pour in (liquids), to pour in (money)
31 注ぎ込む つぎこむ to invest in
32 営む いとなむ to run (a business), to carry out, to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
33 休む やすむ to be absent, to rest, to go to bed, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time
34 吸い込む すいこむ to inhale, to absorb
35 書き込む かきこむ to fill in (field, entry, etc.), to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board), to store, to write (data)
36 入り込む はいりこむ to go into, to become complicated
37 取り込む とりこむ to take in, to capture (e.g. image), to win over, to defraud of, to be busy
38 打ち込む うちこむ to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.), to hit (a ball, etc.), to fire into, to input (data)
39 積み込む つみこむ to load (with goods, cargo)
40 投げ込む なげこむ to throw into
41 食い込む くいこむ to bite into (e.g. rope into skin), to eat into
42 待ち望む まちのぞむ to wait eagerly for
43 悲しむ かなしむ to be sad
44 送り込む おくりこむ to send in
45 怒鳴り込む どなりこむ to storm in with a yell
46 進む すすむ to advance, to precede, to make progress, to deepen
47 惜しむ おしむ to be frugal, to value, to regret (e.g. a loss), to be unwilling
48 挟む はさむ to hold between (e.g. one’s fingers, chopsticks), to put between, to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
49 押し込む おしこむ to push into, to break in
50 懐かしむ なつかしむ to yearn for (someone, something)