JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
思い込む
To wrongly assume or firmly believe something.
Readings
Other forms
思い込みます polite form
思い込んで te-form
思い込んだ past tense
思い込み noun form
1 Verb, Noun (思い込み)
To assume" / "To be under the wrong impression
Refers to firmly believing something is true when it is actually a misunderstanding or factually incorrect.
Example
彼 は 私 が 怒って いる と 思い込ん で いる が 、 ただ 眠い だけ だ 。
He's under the impression that I'm angry, but I'm just sleepy.
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2 Verb
To be set on" / "To be convinced of
Describes firmly settling one’s mind on a specific idea or resolution with unshakeable conviction.
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