見当

Japanese
Kanji in this term
見 当
けん
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
見當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

見(けん)当(とう) • (kentō) ←けんたう (kentau)?

  1. estimate; guess
    Synonyms: 見通し (mitōshi), 予想 (yosō), 予測 (yosoku)
  2. direction
    Synonym: 方向 (hōkō)
  3. about, or so (a numerical approximation)
    Synonym: およそ (oyoso)

Derived terms
  • 見(けん)当(とう)識(しき) (kentōshiki)
  • 見(けん)当(とう)識(しき)障(しょう)害(がい) (kentōshiki shōgai)
  • 見(けん)当(とう)違(ちが)い (kentō chigai)
  • 見(けん)当(とう)外(はず)れ (kentō hazure)

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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