connective N3 common writtenpolite
〜を込めて — filled with ~
〜を込めて ・ をこめて
Meaning
- with ~ (put into it) / filled with ~ — pours a feeling or quality into the action that follows
Key sentence
彼女は心を込めて手紙を書いた。
She wrote the letter with all her heart.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (usually an emotion) + を込めて + [action] | N + を込めて | 感謝を込めて / 愛を込めて |
Examples
感謝の気持ちを込めて、プレゼントを贈った。
I gave the present with a feeling of gratitude.
祈りを込めて、千羽鶴を折った。
Putting our prayers into it, we folded a thousand paper cranes.
Notes
- From 込める ('to put / load into'). The noun is almost always an inner feeling — 心・愛・感謝・願い・思い. The adnominal form 〜を込めた modifies a noun (心を込めた料理, 'food made with care').
See 〜を込めて in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜を込めて the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
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