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臆断 (おくだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
hasty conclusion ; conjecture ; jumping to conclusions
Refers to forming a judgment based on insufficient evidence or speculation, often with a negative connotation of being rash or unfounded. Used as a noun or with する.
証しょう
拠こ
も
ない
の
に
臆おく
断だん
する
の
は
危き
険けん
だ
。
It's dangerous to jump to conclusions without evidence.
Written forms 臆おく 断だん
Standard kanji spelling; 臆 carries the nuance of 'baseless' or 'cowardly'.
憶おく 断だん
Variant using 憶 (memory/thought); 臆断 is the standard form.
Kanji 憶 recollection, think, remember 断 severance, decline, refuse Similar words 推すい 測そく 推測 is a neutral 'guess' or 'inference', while 臆断 implies a rash, unfounded judgment.
早はや 合が 点てん 早合点 is a more colloquial term for jumping to a wrong conclusion, often used for misunderstandings.
Etymology Compound of 臆 (speculation, baseless) and 断 (judgment, decision). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in written Japanese to denote rash or unfounded conclusions.
