思い込む
- Word
- 思い込む
- Reading
- おもいこむ
- Level
- N2
- Part of speech
- verb
- Meaning
- to be under the impression, to be convinced
- Example
彼が犯人だと思い込んでいた。 I was convinced that he was the culprit.
- Confused with
思い出す (to recall) - 思い込む means to be firmly convinced, whereas 思い出す means to remember.