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    3. つけ込む

    つけ込む

    つ​け​込こむ​

    to take advantage of

    KMT10News #47+1CoreWork & CareerKanji Vocab12 strokes

    付け込む付けこむ

    つけこむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to take advantage of, to impose on, to exploit

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to enter (an item in a ledger), to make an entry (in an account book)

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは人ひとの弱よわみにつけ込こむのが得とく意いだ。

    He is good at taking advantage of people's weaknesses.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    相あい手ての隙すきにつけ込こんで、一いっ気きに攻せめ込こんだ。

    Taking advantage of the opponent's opening, we attacked all at once.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsGames
    彼かれは会かい社しゃの混こん乱らんにつけ込こみ、不ふ正せいな利リ益エキを得えた。

    He took advantage of the company's confusion and gained illicit profits.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    顧こ客きゃくの無む知ちにつけ込こむような商しょう売ばいはすべきではない。

    One should not engage in business that takes advantage of customers' ignorance.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    経けい理り担たん当とう者しゃは、すべての取とり引ひきを帳ちょう簿ぼにつけ込こむ作さ業ぎょうに追おわれている。

    The accounting staff is busy entering all transactions into the ledger.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    込
    -こ.む・こ.む・こ.み・-こ.み・こ.める…(2)
    crowded・mixture・in bulk・included・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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