振り込む

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 振り込む is read as ふりこむ and is a transitive verb meaning to transfer or deposit money into a bank account.
• Basic usage: Transferring living expenses into an account appears in 口座へ生活費を振り込む, while depositing a payment the next day appears in 代金を明日振り込む.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Bank-transfer construction
  • 振り込む describes sending money 口座に or 口座へ, unlike 支払う, which simply means to pay an amount due.