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mikomi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·こみ()]
mikomi

English Meaning(s) for 見込み

noun
  1. hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
  2. expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate
  3. side of a structural member

Definition and Synonyms for 見込み

Expectation anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Synonyms: あて, 予想, 予期, 予測, , , 当てる, 心づもり, 思い, 思う, 思惑, 思惑, 期待, 目算, 見越し, 見越す, 見込み, 見込む
Probability the quality of being probable
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 確からしい, 確からしさ, 確率, 蓋然, 蓋然性, 蓋然率, 見込み, 見込む
Likeliness the probability of a specified outcome
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 見込み, 見込む
Expectation belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonyms: アウトルック, プロスペクト, パースペクティブ, 予定, 予想, 予期, 予測, 見込み, 見込む, 見通し, 見通す
Promise grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
Synonyms: あて, 光明, 希望, 当てる, , 望み, 望む, 期待, , 見込み, 見込む
Possibility a future prospect or potential
Synonyms: ポシビリティー, 可能性, 見込み, 見込む
Expectancy something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
Synonyms: 予想, 予期, 予測, 所期, 期待, 見込み, 見込む
Prognosis a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
Synonyms: 予報, 予想, 予測, 見込み, 見込む, 見通し, 見通す
Possibleness capability of existing or happening or being true
Synonyms: ポシビリティー, 可能性, 希望, 蓋然性, 見込み, 見込む
Chance the possibility of future success
Synonyms: めど, 可能性, 展望, 見込み, 見込む, 見通し, 見通す
Probability a probable event or the most probable event
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 確からしい, 確からしさ, 確率, 蓋然, 蓋然性, 蓋然率, 見込み, 見込む

Meanings for each kanji in 見込み

» see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
» crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)

Categories 見込み is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Probability the quality of being probable
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Belief any cognitive content held as true
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Expectation belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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Prediction a statement made about the future
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Being the state or fact of existing
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Potentiality the inherent capacity for coming into being
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Hopefulness full of hope
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 見込み

Sample Sentences for 見込み

There's no chance that he'll recover.
What are the prospects for his recovery?
I can't bring myself to tell him that there's no way he'll get the position.
There is little hope of his recovery.
It is said that he is likely to fail.

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