追い込む (おいこむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

追い込む (おいこむ) means to corner / to trap / to drive into.

See example sentences below.

追い込む at a glance

追い込む

おいこむoikomu

N1verb

to corner / to trap / to drive into

追い込むおいこむoikomuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to corner / to trap / to drive into

Example 1

犯人を追い込んで捕まえた。

Translation

We cornered the criminal and caught him.

Example 2

締め切りに追い込まれて焦った。

Translation

I got stressed being driven into a deadline.