予想

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
そう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
豫想 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(そう) (yosō

  1. expectation; anticipation
    予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)(たか)
    yosō ijō ni takai
    more expensive than one expected
    (かれ)予想(よそう)(どお)りのことをいった。
    Kare wa yosōdōri no koto o itta.
    He said a thing that was expected.
  2. a forecast
  3. an estimate
  4. (mathematics) conjecture, hypothesis
    リーマン予想(よそう)
    rīman'yosō
    the Riemann hypothesis

Verb[edit]

()(そう)する (yosō surusuru (stem ()(そう) (yosō shi), past ()(そう)した (yosō shita))

  1. expect; anticipate
    明日(あした)大雨(おおあめ)()ることが予想(よそう)されている。
    Ashita wa ōame ga furu koto ga yosō sareteiru.
    Heavy rain is expected tomorrow.
  2. estimate
    ダムの建設(けんせつ)には10億(じゅうおく)ドルかかると予想(よそう)される。
    Damu no kensetsu ni wa jūoku doru kakaru to yosō sareru.
    It is estimated that the cost of construction of the dam is up to 1 billion dollars.

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References[edit]

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