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当て込む (あてこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
count on ; expect ; anticipate
Used when someone relies on a future event or condition, often with a sense of planning or acting based on that expectation. Common in business and everyday contexts.
彼かれ
の
協きょう
力りょく
を
当あ
て
込こ
ん
で
計けい
画かく
を
進すす
め
た
。
We proceeded with the plan expecting his cooperation.
Written forms 当あ て 込こ む Usage 56%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and writing.
あてこむ Usage 39%
当あ てこむ Usage 5%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Similar words 期き 待たい する 期待する is a more general 'expect/hope', while 当て込む implies a stronger reliance on something happening, often with concrete actions taken based on that expectation.
見み 込こ む 見込む can mean 'to anticipate' or 'to estimate', but 当て込む specifically emphasizes counting on something as a basis for action.
Etymology Compound of 当て (ate, 'aim, expectation') and 込む (komu, 'to put in, to include'), literally 'to put expectation into'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.
