Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be charmed by.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
惚れ込む ほれこむ
 
 
 
ほれ込む ほれこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fall in love with, admire, grow senile
ぼ.ける コツ ほけ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
in a moment, instantly, all of a sudden
コツ たちま.ち ゆるが.せ (Kentei Pre-1)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)