見み込こみ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a positive prospect or the chance that something good will happen. Often used in phrases like 見込みがある (there is hope/promise) or 見込みが薄い (there is little hope).

彼かれは将しょう来らい、成せい功こうする見み込こみがある。
He has a good chance of succeeding in the future.

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Great hopes are pinned on this treatment method.

2

noun

expectation; forecast; estimate

Used for calculated or reasoned predictions, such as business forecasts, weather outlooks, or estimated figures. Common in compound nouns like 売上見込み (sales forecast).

来らい月げつの売うり上あげ見み込こみを報ほう告こくしてください。
Please report the sales forecast for next month.
工こう事じは予よ定ていより早はやく終おわる見み込こみです。
The construction is expected to finish earlier than planned.

3

noun

side of a structural member

Specialized architectural/construction term. Refers to the visible side or face of a beam, pillar, or similar structural element. Rare outside technical contexts.

Written forms

見み込こみUsage81%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
見み込こみUsage18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard standalone spelling.
見みこみUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; mixed kanji-kana spelling is not standard.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

可か能のう性せい
可能性 is a more general and neutral word for 'possibility', while 見込み often implies a positive or expected outcome based on some reasoning.
期き待たい
期待 is 'expectation' or 'anticipation' with a stronger emotional or hopeful nuance, whereas 見込み is more objective and often based on evidence or calculation.

Etymology

Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 込み (komi, 'including'), from the verb 見込む (mikomu, 'to expect, to anticipate'). The noun form developed from the continuative stem of the verb.