舞い込む

• 読み: まいこむ
• ローマ字: maikomu
• 漢字の分解: 舞 (mai) — dance, flutter; 込 (ko) — come in, go into
• 発音: /ma.i.ko.mɯ/

意味

To fly in unexpectedly; to come out of nowhere; to arrive as a pleasant surprise.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 舞う (to dance/flutter) + 込む (to come in). The image is of something drifting in on the wind like a leaf or butterfly—unannounced and unexpected. Almost always used for positive or at least neutral surprises: 仕事が舞い込む (work comes in), チャンスが舞い込む (an opportunity arrives). Rarely used for unwelcome things.

例文

1. 突然、大手企業からの仕事の依頼が舞い込んだ。
2. 期待していなかった賞が舞い込み、彼女は思わず涙した。
3. 引退を考えていた矢先に、思わぬオファーが舞い込んできた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, narrative, good news, daily life

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 舞う (to dance, flutter, whirl) + 込む (to come into). The poetic image of something dancing its way through the door lends the verb its connotation of pleasant, graceful, and unexpected arrival, distinct from more neutral arrival verbs like 来る or 届く.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal