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を込めて | With Feeling Put Into It in Japanese

With; putting (feeling) into; filled with

N3Noun (emotion) + を込めて

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N3Japanese Grammar

With; putting (feeling) into; filled with

Formation:Noun (emotion) + を込めて

Feeling Poured Into an Action

を込(こ)めて says an action was done with a particular emotion put into it.

  • 心(こころ)を込(こ)めて作(つく)りました。(I made it with all my heart.)

It Only Takes Emotions

The noun before it must be a feeling or something feeling-like: 心(こころ), 愛(あい), 感謝(かんしゃ), 祈(いの)り, 願(ねが)い, 怒(いか)り.

Concrete nouns do not work: ×砂糖(さとう)を込(こ)めて. For putting a physical thing in, use 入(い)れる.

を込めた Before a Noun

  • 感謝(かんしゃ)を込(こ)めた手紙(てがみ)(a letter written with gratitude)

Where You Meet It

Gift cards, speeches, product copy and song lyrics. It is warm rather than formal, and it appears constantly on packaging — 真心(まごころ)を込(こ)めて is close to a fixed phrase in Japanese marketing.

Example Sentences

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Speed

  1. 心(こころ)を込(こ)めて作(つく)りました。

    I made it with all my heart.

  2. 感謝(かんしゃ)を込(こ)めてこの花(はな)を贈(おく)ります。

    I give these flowers with my thanks.

  3. 愛(あい)を込(こ)めて手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いた。

    I wrote the letter with love.

  4. 祈(いの)りを込(こ)めて鐘(かね)を鳴(な)らした。

    They rang the bell with a prayer.

  5. 真心(まごころ)を込(こ)めておもてなしいたします。

    We serve you with genuine care.

  6. 怒(いか)りを込(こ)めて抗議(こうぎ)した。

    He protested with anger.

  7. 感謝(かんしゃ)を込(こ)めた言葉(ことば)をいただきました。

    I received words filled with gratitude.

  8. 願(ねが)いを込(こ)めて名前(なまえ)をつけました。

    We chose the name with a wish behind it.

Quiz Time

を込めて | With Feeling Put Into It in Japanese

6 questions to test what you actually remember.

4 multiple choice1 fill in the blank1 error correction

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