Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to rub into. Archaism.
  2. to train for, to prepare for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
揉み込む もみこむ
 
 
 
揉みこむ もみこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rub, massage, shampoo
も.む ジュウ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
tender, weakness, gentleness
ジュウ やわ.らか ニュウ (Early Jr. High, N2)
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (Early Jr. High, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)