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当てずっぽう (atezuppou) Japanese meaning: random guess | Kotomora
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たまたま
正せい
解かい
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His answer was a shot in the dark, but it happened to be correct.
Instead of answering with a wild guess, you should think a little.
Related 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.
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
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.
