N11545/3019

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbsportsmartial artsgo (game)

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Meanings

  • to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.), to hammer in
  • to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
  • to fire into, to shoot into
  • to input (data), to enter
  • to devote oneself to, to be absorbed in, to be (really) into, to be enthusiastic about, to put heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
  • to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)
  • to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in
  • to invade one's opponent's territory, to place a stone in an opponent's formation
  • to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

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Example sentences

かれわかころからテニスにできた。

He has devoted himself to tennis since he was young.

データをシステムに作業さぎょう時間じかんがかかる。

Entering data into the system is a time-consuming task.

彼女かのじょ研究けんきゅうすぎて、食事しょくじわすれてしまうことがある。

She sometimes gets so absorbed in her research that she even forgets to eat.

くい地面じめんでからテントを設営せつえいした。

After hammering the stakes into the ground, we set up the tent.

なにひとつのことにめる人間にんげんこそが、しん成果せいかげられるのだ。

It is precisely those who can throw themselves wholeheartedly into one thing that are able to achieve true results.