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放り込む

ほうりこむ

to throw into; to toss in; to dump into

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Examples

  1. 洗濯物を洗濯機に放り込んだ。

    せんたくものをせんたくきにほうりこんだ。

    I tossed the laundry into the washing machine.

  2. 口いっぱいに物を放り込んで話をするのは無作法だ。

    くちいっぱいにものをほうりこんではなしをするのはぶさほうだ。

    It is rude to talk with your mouth stuffed full.

  3. 犯人は刑務所に放り込まれた。

    はんにんはけいむしょにほうりこまれた。

    The culprit was thrown into prison.

Common patterns

かばんに放り込む
to shove something into a bag
口に放り込む
to toss something into one's mouth
刑務所に放り込む
to throw someone into prison

Memory tip

放る "to fling" plus 込む "into" — the nuance is careless, unceremonious throwing, where 入れる is neutral. Figuratively it is used for dumping a person somewhere.

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