溶け込む

とけこむ · tokekomu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to become a part of

🧂💧 溶ける (melt) + 込む (go into) = melt into, becoming part of a group

Salt melts into water and becomes part of the liquid, so the word fits a person blending into a group. 込む adds the sense of entering inward.

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