臆測

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìcè

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄘㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ cak¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ioh-chhek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìcè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄘㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìcè
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-tsʻê⁴
  - Yale: yì-tsè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihtseh
  - Palladius: ицэ (icɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    翼側／翼侧
    臆測／臆测
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik¹ cak¹
  - Yale: yīk chāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ tsak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ ceg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ioh-chhek
  - Tâi-lô: ioh-tshik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioihzheg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

Verb

臆測

to guess; to conjecture

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臆	測
おく Grade: S	そく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
憶測

Etymology

(Tokyo) おくそく [òkúsókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟̊so̞kɯ̟]

Noun

臆(おく)測(そく) • (okusoku)

theory, conjecture

Verb

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

guess

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of "臆測する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	臆測し	おくそくし	okusoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	臆測し	おくそくし	okusoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	臆測する	おくそくする	okusoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	臆測する	おくそくする	okusoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	臆測すれ	おくそくすれ	okusoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	臆測せよ¹ 臆測しろ²	おくそくせよ¹ おくそくしろ²	okusoku seyo¹ okusoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	臆測される	おくそくされる	okusoku sareru
Causative	臆測させる臆測さす	おくそくさせるおくそくさす	okusoku saseru okusoku sasu
Potential	臆測できる	おくそくできる	okusoku dekiru
Volitional	臆測しよう	おくそくしよう	okusoku shiyō
Negative	臆測しない	おくそくしない	okusoku shinai
Negative continuative	臆測せず	おくそくせず	okusoku sezu
Formal	臆測します	おくそくします	okusoku shimasu
Perfective	臆測した	おくそくした	okusoku shita
Conjunctive	臆測して	おくそくして	okusoku shite
Hypothetical conditional	臆測すれば	おくそくすれば	okusoku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
臆	測

Noun

臆測 • (eokcheuk) (hangeul 억측)

Hanja form^? of 억측 (“speculation, conjecture”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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