Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to bring in, to take in, to carry in.
  2. to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.), to bring, to lodge (a complaint), to propose (e.g. a project).
  3. to bring (to another stage), to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
持ち込む もちこむ
 
 
 
持ちこむ もちこむ
 
持込む もちこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hold, have
も.つ ジ もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)