憶おく測そく

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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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

guess; speculation; conjecture

Refers to forming an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information; often implies a subjective or uncertain basis. Used both as a noun and with する to mean 'to guess' or 'to speculate'.

彼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。
His story is nothing more than speculation.
記き者しゃは結けっ果かを憶おく測そくで書かいた。
The reporter wrote about the outcome based on conjecture.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が憶おく測そくを呼よぶfor something to invite speculation
社しゃ長ちょうの突とつ然ぜんの辞じ任にんがさまざまな憶おく測そくを呼よんだ。
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
インターネット上じょうで憶おく測そくが広ひろがっている。
Speculation is spreading online.
憶おく測そくでものを言いうto speak based on mere guesswork
彼かれはいつも憶おく測そくでものを言いうから信しん用ようできない。
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
事じ件けんの原げん因いんについて憶おく測そくするのはやめよう。
Let's stop speculating about the cause of the incident.

Kanji

憶recollection, think, remember
測fathom, plan, scheme
臆timidity, heart, mind

Related words· 6

推すい測そくN1
推測 suggests a logical inference drawn from available evidence, while 憶測 suggests a guess made with little or no real basis.
想そう像ぞうN3
想像 covers imagining or picturing things in general, whereas 憶測 is specifically an unfounded guess about facts or a situation.
予よ想そうN2
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.
予よ断だんN1
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.

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推すい量りょうN1
憶測 usually refers to unfounded or careless speculation, often with a negative connotation, unlike the more neutral, deliberate 推量.
風ふう評ひょうN1
憶測 is a personal guess or speculation about facts, while 風評 is information that is already circulating among many people.

Opposites

確かく証しょう
憶測 is baseless speculation or guesswork, the opposite of 確証, which is solid, doubt-removing evidence.

Don't confuse with

邪じゃ推すい
邪推 is a suspicious, uncharitable guess specifically about someone's intentions, while 憶測 is a broader term for any unfounded speculation.

Written forms

憶おく測そくUsage84%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in modern usage.
臆おく測そくUsage16%
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.