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溶け込む

とけこむ

to melt into, to blend in, to fit in socially

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Examples

  1. 砂糖はお湯によく溶け込む。

    さとうはおゆによくとけこむ。

    Sugar dissolves well in hot water.

  2. 彼はすぐに新しいクラスに溶け込んだ。

    かれはすぐにあたらしいクラスにとけこんだ。

    He fitted into his new class right away.

  3. 空が海と一つに溶け込むように見えた。

    そらがうみとひとつにとけこむようにみえた。

    The sky seemed to blend into the sea.

  4. 外国で暮らすには、その土地の習慣に溶け込む努力が必要だ。

    がいこくでくらすには、そのとちのしゅうかんにとけこむどりょくがひつようだ。

    Living abroad takes an effort to blend into the local customs.

Common patterns

社会に溶け込む
to become part of society
周りに溶け込む
to blend in with those around you
水に溶け込む
to dissolve into water

Memory tip

溶ける 'dissolve' plus 込む 'go right in'. The everyday use is social: joining a group so smoothly that you can no longer be picked out from it. Plain 溶ける is only physical melting.

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