含(ふく)み

ふくみ

noun

implication; undertone; hidden meaning

communication finance

1. implication; undertone; hidden meaning

an underlying meaning or suggestion not explicitly stated

その言葉(ことば)には含(ふく)みがある。

There's an undertone to those words.

含(ふく)みのある笑(え)みを浮(う)かべた。

She wore a smile with hidden meaning.

彼(かれ)の発言(はつげん)には何(なに)か含(ふく)みがあった。

There was something implied in his statement.

2. unrealized value; latent gain or loss

In finance, the difference between an asset's book value and its current market value that has not been realized by selling. Used mainly in compounds such as 含(ふく)み益(えき) and 含(ふく)み損(ぞん).

この株(かぶ)には含(ふく)み益(えき)がある。

This stock has unrealized gains.

含(ふく)み損(ぞん)が拡大(かくだい)している。

The unrealized losses are growing.

不動産(ふどうさん)に含(ふく)み資産(しさん)がある。

There are hidden assets in the real estate.

USAGE (sense 1, implication):

含(ふく)みがある: to carry an implication
含(ふく)みのある言(い)い方(かた): a way of saying something that hints at more
含(ふく)みを持(も)たせる: to leave something deliberately implied
含(ふく)み笑(わら)い: a suppressed, knowing chuckle

USAGE (sense 2, finance):

含(ふく)み益(えき): unrealized gains, paper profit
含(ふく)み損(ぞん): unrealized losses, paper loss
含(ふく)み資産(しさん): hidden assets (value not shown on the books)

Watch out

In sense 1, 含(ふく)みがある often suggests that the speaker is hinting at something unwelcome or being deliberately indirect, so it can sound guarded or suspicious.

Related Words

Related: 暗示(あんじ) (hint)

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Added 2026.1.25 9:57 · Revised 2026.10.11 22:34

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