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推し量る (おしはかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
guess ; conjecture ; surmise
Used when inferring or estimating something based on available information, often with a nuance of reading between the lines or making a reasoned guess. Slightly formal/literary compared to 推測する.
相あい 手て の 気き 持も ち を 推お し 量はか る の は 難むずか しい 。
It's difficult to surmise the other person's feelings.
Written forms 推お し 量はか る Usage 64%
Standard kanji spelling. The most common written form.
推お しはかる Usage 15%
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推お し 測はか る Usage 14%
Variant kanji spelling using 測 (measure). Less common but acceptable.
おしはかる Usage 6%
推お し 計はか る Usage 1%
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Search-only kanji form using 計 (plan/measure).
Kanji 推 conjecture, infer, guess 量 quantity, measure, weight Similar words 推すい 測そく する More common and neutral term for 'guess' or 'infer'. 推し量る is slightly more literary and implies a more careful, empathetic reading of a situation.
推すい 察さつ する Similar to 推し量る, often used when sympathizing or understanding someone's situation. 推し量る can be used more broadly for any kind of estimation.
Etymology Compound of 推し (oshi, continuative form of 推す 'to infer, recommend') + 量る (hakaru, 'to measure, weigh'). The kanji 量 carries the sense of measuring or gauging something abstract.
plot, plan, scheme
