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 Show fewer 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.
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.
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.
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