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見積もり (みつもり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
estimate ; quotation ; valuation
Refers to a calculated approximation of cost, time, or quantity, often in business or project planning. Can be a formal document (見積書) or a rough guess.
この 見み 積つ もり に は 消しょう 費ひ 税ぜい が 含ふく ま れ て い ませ ん 。
This quotation does not include consumption tax.
Written forms 見み 積つ もり Usage 35%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
見み 積つもり Usage 34%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; occasionally seen in abbreviations or headings.
見み 積つも り Usage 30%
Common variant with one less okurigana; widely used in business contexts.
Kanji 積 volume, product (x*y), acreage Similar words 見み 積つもり 書しょ A written estimate document; 見積もり is the estimate itself, while 見積書 is the physical or digital document.
概がい 算さん A rough estimate or approximation; 見積もり can be detailed or rough, while 概算 emphasizes a ballpark figure.
Etymology Compound of 見る (miru, 'to see') + 積もる (tsumoru, 'to accumulate, estimate'). The combination yields the meaning of 'looking ahead and calculating'.
