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見込み (みこみ, mikomi) Japanese meaning: hope | Kotomora
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He has a good chance of succeeding in the future.
Great hopes are pinned on this treatment method.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 見み 込こ みがある there is hope/likelihood that ~
There's a good chance he'll pass the exam.
見み 込こ みが 薄うす い the chances are slim
There's little chance it will be finished within the year.
見み 込こ みが 外はず れる the forecast/expectation turns out wrong
The sales forecast turned out to be wrong.
〈 数かず 〉 の 見み 込こ みだ it is estimated/forecast to be ~
Next week's sales are forecast to be one million yen.
見み 込こ みを 立た てる to make a forecast/estimate
We drew up an estimate for next year's budget.
Kanji 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Related words· 11 可能性 is a neutral, general word for 'possibility', while 見込み usually implies a positive or reasoned prospect of a specific outcome.
期待 carries a stronger emotional sense of hoping or anticipating, whereas 見込み is more objective, based on evidence or calculation.
見通し focuses on foreseeing how a situation will unfold over time, while 見込み emphasizes the likelihood or estimated result itself.
予想 is a prediction or guess about what will happen, while 見込み leans toward an estimate grounded in current data or trends.
Show 7 more 見込み is a subjective estimate of prospects or likelihood, often used in business or personal contexts, whereas 確率 is an objective, often numerical measure of chance.
見込み is a more neutral term for an expected outcome or prospect, while 将来性 focuses on positive potential for future development.
見込み is a general term for an expected outcome or outlook, whereas 成算 specifically implies a calculated confidence that a plan will succeed.
見込み refers to a prospect or expectation based on present evidence, whereas ポシビリティ is a broader, more abstract foreign-word term for possibility.
Don't confuse with 見積もり is a concrete calculated estimate or quote (often for cost), while 見込み is a broader forecast or expectation that may be less precise.
見込み means a general forecast or expectation (e.g. of sales or outcome), while お見積もり specifically refers to a priced quotation for goods or services.
見込み means a prospect or expected outcome, while 目論見 is an actively schemed plan, and learners confuse them partly because both share the kanji 見/目 and involve looking ahead.
Written forms 見み 込こ み Usage 81%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
見み 込こみ Usage 18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard standalone spelling.
見み こみ Usage 2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; mixed kanji-kana spelling is not standard.
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.
見込み focuses on an expected outcome or prospect, while 予定 focuses on a set plan or schedule of action.
見込み is a common, slightly less formal word for prospect or expected outcome, while 公算 is reserved for more analytical or journalistic contexts.
見込み is a broader expectation or likelihood about the future, while 目処 refers specifically to the point at which the path to completion or resolution becomes clear.
