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申し込む

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

申し込む — “to apply for, to sign up for”

申し込む (read もうしこむ) means to apply for, to sign up for. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

もうしこむ

Meaning

to apply for, to sign up for

申し込む in a sentence

試験しけんを申し込みもうしこみました。

I applied for the exam.

The kanji in 申し込む

申to say (humbly); to apply
込to enter, get crowded

Words that share a kanji with 申し込む

申すもうす— to say, to be called (humble)
申し上げるもうしあげる— to say, to tell (humble)
申し訳もうしわけ— excuse, apology
申請しんせい— application, formal request
申し訳ないもうしわけない— I'm sorry, I'm terribly sorry, inexcusable
込むこむ— to be crowded
人込みひとごみ— crowd, throng of people
思い込むおもいこむ— to be convinced, to assume firmly, to take for granted

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