臆測

Chinese

feelings; opinion; thoughts
 
side; to lean; to survey
side; to lean; to survey; to measure; conjecture
trad. (臆測)
simp. (臆测)

Pronunciation


Verb

臆測

  1. to guess; to conjecture

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: S
そく
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
憶測

Etymology

Noun

(おく)(そく) • (okusoku) 

  1. theory, conjecture

Verb

(おく)(そく)する • (okusoku suru) transitive suru (stem (おく)(そく) (okusoku shi), past (おく)(そく)した (okusoku shita))

  1. guess

Usage notes

Prior to the addition of the character to the Jōyō Kanji List in 2010, that character was substituted with , producing 憶測. This is the original form and the currently recommended form, but both forms remain in common use.

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

臆測 • (eokcheuk) (hangeul 억측)

  1. Hanja form? of 억측 (speculation, conjecture).
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