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憶測 (おくそく, okusoku) Japanese meaning: guess | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 憶測する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 憶おく 測そく する 憶おく 測そく しない Polite 憶おく 測そく します 憶おく 測そく しません Past polite 憶おく 測そく しました 憶おく 測そく しませんでした Past 憶おく 測そく した 憶おく 測そく しなかった Te-form 憶おく 測そく して 憶おく 測そく しないで Desire 憶おく 測そく したい 憶おく 測そく したくない Potential 憶おく 測そく できる 憶おく 測そく できない Passive 憶おく 測そく される 憶おく 測そく されない Causative 憶おく 測そく させる 憶おく 測そく させない Causative passive 憶おく 測そく させられる 憶おく 測そく させられない Volitional 憶おく 測そく しよう Polite volitional 憶おく 測そく しましょう Imperative 憶おく 測そく しろ 憶おく 測そく するな Conditional 憶おく 測そく すれば 憶おく 測そく しなければ Tara conditional 憶おく 測そく したら 憶おく 測そく しなかったら
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かれ
の
話はなし
は
単たん
なる
憶おく
測そく
に
過す
ぎ
ない
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His story is nothing more than speculation.
The reporter wrote about the outcome based on conjecture.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 憶おく 測そく を 呼よ ぶ for something to invite speculation
The president's sudden resignation invited all sorts of speculation.
憶おく 測そく が 広ひろ がる for speculation to spread
Speculation is spreading online.
憶おく 測そく でものを 言い う to speak based on mere guesswork
He always talks based on speculation, so I can't trust him.
〈 事こと 〉 について 憶おく 測そく する to speculate about something
Let's stop speculating about the cause of the incident.
Kanji 憶 recollection, think, remember Related words· 6 推測 suggests a logical inference drawn from available evidence, while 憶測 suggests a guess made with little or no real basis.
想像 covers imagining or picturing things in general, whereas 憶測 is specifically an unfounded guess about facts or a situation.
予想 is a neutral prediction about a future outcome, while 憶測 often implies idle or unwarranted guessing about someone's motives or a hidden truth.
憶測 is idle speculation or guesswork with little evidence, while 予断 specifically refers to jumping to a conclusion too early, often in serious contexts like investigations.
Show 2 more 憶測 usually refers to unfounded or careless speculation, often with a negative connotation, unlike the more neutral, deliberate 推量.
憶測 is a personal guess or speculation about facts, while 風評 is information that is already circulating among many people.
Opposites 憶測 is baseless speculation or guesswork, the opposite of 確証, which is solid, doubt-removing evidence.
Written forms 憶おく 測そく Usage 84%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in modern usage.
臆おく 測そく Usage 16%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; Learners should prefer 憶測.
Etymology Compound of 憶 (おく, 'to recall, to think') and 測 (そく, 'to measure, to fathom'). The kanji 臆 (おく, 'timid, hesitant') is a variant used in the rare form 臆測, but the standard form uses 憶.
