見当

見当

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見	当
けん Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

見当 (hiragana けんとう, rōmaji kentō)

1. estimate; guess
2. direction
3. about, or so (a numerical approximation)

Synonyms

• (estimate): 見 (み)通 (とお)し (mitōshi), 予 (よ)想 (そう) (yosō), 予測 (よそく) (yosoku)
• (direction): 方 (ほう)向 (こう) (hōkō)
• (about): およそ (oyoso)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.