臆測

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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

Verb

臆測

  1. 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

Noun

臆(おく)測(そく) • (okusoku) 

  1. 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))

  1. 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

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
臆測

Noun

臆測 • (eokcheuk) (hangeul 억측)

  1. hanja form? of 억측 (“speculation, conjecture”)
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