Usage patterns 目論見もくろみ が 外はず れる for a plan/scheme to fail or go wrong
His scheme completely backfired.
目論見通もくろみどお りに 〈 事こと〉 〉 が 進すす む for things to go exactly as planned/schemed
The negotiation went exactly as she had schemed.
〈 人ひと〉 〉 の 目論見もくろみ を 見抜みぬ く to see through someone's scheme
The boss immediately saw through his subordinate's scheme.
〈 人ひと〉 〉 の 目論見もくろみ が 当あ たる for someone's plan/scheme to succeed as intended
The investor's calculated plan paid off brilliantly.
Related words· 7 計画 is a neutral, general word for a plan or project, while 目論見 often implies a calculated scheme with a strategic or self-interested edge.
企み clearly means a plot or conspiracy with negative intent, whereas 目論見 can be neutral or merely calculating rather than outright malicious.
思惑 focuses on one's hidden expectation or calculation about how things will turn out, while 目論見 refers more to the concrete scheme itself.
狙い points to the specific aim or target within a plan, while 目論見 describes the overall calculated scheme or design.
Show 3 more Show fewer 意図 is a more neutral, direct word for one's purpose or intention, while 目論見 suggests a calculated, sometimes self-serving plan.
目論見 emphasizes a private intention or calculation behind a plan, while 企て focuses on the plan itself as an undertaking.
目論見 is a somewhat colloquial word for a scheme, often with a self-interested nuance, whereas 企図 is more formal and neutral.
Written forms 目論見もくろみ Usage 60%
もくろみ Usage 30%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
目論もくろ み Usage 10%
Alternate kanji spelling using okurigana み instead of 見 .
Etymology The noun form of 目論む , “to plan or calculate.” The verb is traditionally associated with the game of Go, where 目 are counted to estimate territory, and its meaning broadened to planning in general.
Report an issue with this page
Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
