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思い込み (おもいこみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He had the assumption that I was Japanese.
It's dangerous to judge based on assumptions.
That's nothing more than a preconception.
Usage patterns 思おも い 込こ みが 強つよ い to have a strong tendency to hold fixed (mistaken) beliefs
He's very set in his assumptions and doesn't listen to others much.
〈 事こと 〉 は 思おも い 込こ みだった it turned out to be just an assumption
思おも い 込こ みを 捨す てる to let go of a preconception
思おも い 込こ みにとらわれる to be trapped by one's own assumption
I was trapped by my own assumptions and couldn't make the right judgment.
思おも い 込こ みで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something based on a mistaken assumption
If you act on assumptions, you often end up failing.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Related words 先入観 is a preconception formed before knowing the facts, while 思い込み is a personal conviction one clings to even against evidence.
誤解 is a misunderstanding of specific facts or someone's words, whereas 思い込み is a broader, self-generated belief that may have no basis at all.
偏見 is a biased view often tied to prejudice against people or groups, while 思い込み is a personal misconception that can be about anything.
錯覚 is a false perception or illusion (often sensory), while 思い込み is a false belief held with confidence.
Don't confuse with 思いつき is a sudden idea or impulse that just occurred to someone, while 思い込み is a firmly held (often mistaken) belief; the two share the 思い- form but differ completely in meaning.
思い出 means a memory or recollection, whereas 思い込み means a mistaken conviction; learners sometimes conflate them because both start with 思い.
思い込み means a fixed belief or assumption, quite different from 思いやり's meaning of compassion, though the two share the 思い prefix and look similar.
Written forms 思おも い 込こ み Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form.
思おも いこみ Usage 7%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, less common but still seen.
Etymology Compound of 思い (thought, from 思う 'to think') and 込み (from 込む 'to go into, to be packed'), literally 'thought packed in', implying a fixed idea.
Thinking he was angry turned out to be just my own assumption.
Let's drop our old assumptions and think from a new perspective.
思い込み means a fixed belief or assumption (often mistaken), while 思い入れ is about emotional attachment, not belief; the two are easily confused because both start with 思い.
