当てずっぽう

Japanese

Kanji in this term
当
あ(て) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
當てずっぽう (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Likely a shift from 当て推量 (ate-zuiryō, “conjecture”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あてずっぽー [àtézúppóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠te̞zɨp̚po̞ː]

Noun

当(あ)てずっぽう • (atezuppō) 

1. a conjecture, guesswork

   Synonyms: 当て推量 (ate-zuiryō), 当てすっぽ (atesuppo), 当てずっぽ (atezuppo)

See also

• 憶測(おくそく) (okusoku, “guess, speculation”)