Involving Involvement

ko-mu, ko-meru

The verb komu makes compound verbs, following other verbs. Most of the actions expressed with this verb involve involvement, continuation, inculcation, or overdoing. In many cases, it works like “in” in phrasal verbs.

• agarikomu… not only to visit somebody but also to enter the house removing one’s shoes
• uekomu … to plant (The verb ueru means to plant, too. Uekomu emphasizes putting a plant into a soil.)
• irekomu … to pack into or to be enthusiastic about something
• uchikomu … to hammer something such as a nail into or to be absorbed in
• oshiekomu … to instill or to inculcate
• ochikomu … to fall in, to feel down or to get depressed (Ochi is the continuative form of the verb ochiru, which means to fall.)
• kakikomu … to fill in
• sumikomu … to live in
• tomarikomu … to stay in
• torikomu … to take in or to bring in
• mōshikomu … to propose or to apply (Mōshikomisho is an application form. The word includes no hiragana, that is, okurigana. )
• nomikomu … to swallow
• fukikomu … to blow in

1. Write the shorter sweeping stroke falling leftward.
2. Write the longer sweeping stroke from the top center.
3. Write the dot in the upper left corner.
4. Write the crooked stroke.
5. Write the sweeping stoke falling slowly rightward.