打ち込む: to drive in (e.g. nail, stake)
打ち込む uchikomu
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
JLPT N1Everyday actions
打ち込む uchikomu
to drive in; land (a blow)
JLPT N1Combat · Battle Verbs & Actions
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
小人閑居して不善をなすと言うから、定年後も何か打ち込めることを見つけたい。
They say idle hands get into mischief, so even after retirement I want to find something to throw myself into.
土がくずれないように、杭と、矢板という細長い板を打ち込みました。
To keep the earth from collapsing, they drove in stakes and yaita, which are long thin boards.
From the lesson 田んぼと農具
隙を見て渾身の一撃を打ち込む。
Seeing an opening, I land an all-out blow.