見当

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
見當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(けん)(とう) • (kentōけんたう (kentau)?

  1. estimate; guess
    Synonyms: 見通し (mitōshi), 予想 (yosō), 予測 (yosoku)
    警察(けいさつ)事件(じけん)発生(はっせい)場所(ばしょ)について見当(けんとう)()けたが、まだ確証(かくしょう)()ていない。
    Keisatsu wa jiken no hassei basho ni tsuite kentō o tsuketa ga, mada kakushō wa eteinai.
    The police have an idea of where the incident happened, but they do not yet have confirmation.
  2. direction
    Synonym: 方向 (hōkō)
  3. about, or so (a numerical approximation)
    Synonym: およそ (oyoso)
  4. (traditional printing) register mark, indicating the position of the paper to prevent color bleed
    Synonym: トンボ (tonbo)

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN