見当

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
見當 (kyūjitai)

Noun

見(けん)当(とう) • (kentō) 

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

Synonyms

• (estimate): 見通(みとお)し (mitōshi), 予想(よそう) (yosō), 予測(よそく) (yosoku)
• (direction): 方向(ほうこう) (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.