当てずっぽう

Japanese edit

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

Alternative spelling
當てずっぽう (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) あてずっぽー [àtézúppóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠te̞zɨᵝp̚po̞ː]

Noun edit

当(あ)てずっぽう • (atezuppō)

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

See also edit

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

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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