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当てずっぽう (あてずっぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
random guess ; guesswork ; shot in the dark
A guess made without solid evidence; often used when someone is just taking a wild stab at something. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a wild guess'.
当あ
てずっぽう
で
答こた
える
より
、
少すこ
し
考かんが
え
た
ほう
が
いい
。
Instead of answering with a wild guess, you should think a little.
Written forms 当あ てずっぽう Usage 53%
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
あてずっぽう Usage 47%
当あ てずっぽ
Shortened variant; slightly more casual.
あてずっぽ
Similar words 推すい 測そく 推測 is a more formal, reasoned guess or inference, while 当てずっぽう implies a random, unsubstantiated guess.
山やま 勘かん 山勘 also means a guess based on intuition or a hunch, but 当てずっぽう emphasizes the lack of basis more strongly.
Etymology Compound of 当て (ate, 'guess, aim') + ずっぽう (zuppō), an emphatic suffix of uncertain origin, possibly related to ずぼし (zuboshi, 'bull's-eye') or a mimetic element. The shortened form 当てずっぽ is a colloquial contraction.
