Word Meaning 思う壺

おもうつぼ omoutsubo

思う壺 is read as おもうつぼ (omoutsubo) and means just as expected.

Meaning

English

  1. just as expected
  2. one's wishes
  3. one's expectations

Reading

Kana

おもうつぼ

Romaji

omoutsubo

Writing Variants

  • 思うつぼ おもうつぼ omoutsubo
  • 思うツボ おもうつぼ omoutsubo
  • 思う壷 おもうつぼ omoutsubo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

思う壺にはまる

おもうつぼにはまる

to turn out just as one wished

思惑

おもわく

others' opinions of one

思想

しそう

thought

思う

おもう

to expect

思い

おもい

thought

思わず

おもわず

unconsciously

思い出

おもいで

memories

思考

しこう

thought

思いやり

おもいやり

consideration

思い出す

おもいだす

to recall

思い切り

おもいきり

resolution

Example Sentences

2

かれのおもうつぼにはまった。

I fell right into his plan.

If you do that, you're doing exactly what they want you to do.