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

• (Tokyo) けんとー [kèńtóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nto̞ː]

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.