Japanese

いこむ

おもいこむ
Meaning: to be convinced; to be under the impression; to imagine
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思いこむ 思いこまない
Polite 思いこみます 思いこみません
Past 思いこんだ 思いこまなかった
Polite + Past 思いこみました 思いこみませんでした
Te-form 思いこんで 思いこまなくて
Potential 思いこめる 思いこめない
Passive 思いこまれる 思いこまれない
Causative 思いこませる 思いこませない
Causative + Passive 思いこまされる 思いこまされない
Imperative 思いこめ 思いこむな

Handwriting

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Example

He is convinced that he is a genius.

Usage Notes

Often used when someone firmly believes something that might not be true or is just their own imagination.

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