Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to sit down (and refuse to move), to sit-in (in protest).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
座り込む すわりこむ
 
 
 
座りこむ すわりこむ
 
 
坐り込む すわりこむ
 
 
 
坐りこむ すわりこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

squat, seat, cushion
ザ すわ.る (6th, N3)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
sit
すわ.る ザ おわす (Kentei Pre-1)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)