推すい測そく

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推測する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	推すい測そくする	推すい測そくしない
Polite	推すい測そくします	推すい測そくしません
Past polite	推すい測そくしました	推すい測そくしませんでした
Past	推すい測そくした	推すい測そくしなかった
Te-form	推すい測そくして	推すい測そくしないで
Desire	推すい測そくしたい	推すい測そくしたくない
Potential	推すい測そくできる	推すい測そくできない
Passive	推すい測そくされる	推すい測そくされない
Causative	推すい測そくさせる	推すい測そくさせない
Causative passive	推すい測そくさせられる	推すい測そくさせられない
Volitional	推すい測そくしよう
Polite volitional	推すい測そくしましょう
Imperative	推すい測そくしろ	推すい測そくするな
Conditional	推すい測そくすれば	推すい測そくしなければ
Tara conditional	推すい測そくしたら	推すい測そくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

guess; conjecture; speculation

Used for forming an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information. Common in both noun and する-verb forms, as well as adjectival 推測の.

彼かれの推すい測そくは当あたっていた。
His guess turned out to be correct.
警けい察さつは犯はん人にんの動どう機きを推すい測そくしている。
The police are speculating about the suspect's motive.
これはあくまで推すい測そくの域いきを出でない。
This is still just speculation.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を推すい測そくするto guess/speculate about something
彼かれの年ねん齢れいを推すい測そくするのは難むずかしい。
It's hard to guess his age.
〜と推すい測そくされるit is presumed/speculated that ...
犯はん人にんは男だん性せいだと推すい測そくされる。
It is speculated that the culprit is a man.
推すい測そくが当あたるfor one's guess to turn out to be right
私わたしの推すい測そくが当あたった。
My guess turned out to be correct.
推すい測そくが外はずれるfor one's guess to turn out to be wrong
彼かれの推すい測そくは外はずれた。
His guess turned out to be wrong.
〈事こと〉から推すい測そくするとjudging from ..., speculating from ...
彼かれの態たい度どから推すい測そくすると、何なにか隠かくしているようだ。
Judging from his attitude, it seems he's hiding something.

Expressions

推すい測そくの域いきを出でないonly speculation; just guesswork; a matter for conjecture

Kanji

推conjecture, infer, guess
測fathom, plan, scheme

Related words· 16

予よ想そうN2
予想 is a more concrete expectation or forecast based on data or patterns, while 推測 is a looser guess drawn from limited clues.
推すい定ていN2
推定 leans toward formal 'estimation' or 'presumption' (e.g. legal or statistical contexts), whereas 推測 is a more everyday, general guess.
推すい量りょうN1
推量 is a more literary or classical word for guessing, while 推測 is the common modern term for the same idea.
憶おく測そく
憶測 carries a negative nuance of baseless or irresponsible speculation, while 推測 is a neutral term for a reasoned guess.

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察さっするN2
推測する is a logical guess based on evidence, while 察する relies on intuitive or empathetic reading of subtle cues.
察さっし
推測 is a formal, logical guess based on evidence, while 察し is a more intuitive sense of what someone feels or means from subtle cues.
忖そん度たく
推測 is a neutral word for guessing or inferring from evidence, while 忖度 specifically means reading someone's unspoken feelings or wishes, often in a social or hierarchical context.
仮か説せつN1
推測 is an informal guess based on partial information, while 仮説 is a more structured, testable theory often used in scientific contexts.
推すい理りN1
推理 implies a chain of logical deduction from evidence, whereas 推測 is a looser guess or speculation with less rigorous basis.
類るい推すいN1
推測 means a general 'guess' or 'speculation' without needing a similar case, while 類推 specifically bases its inference on resemblance to another example.
予よ測そくN3
推測 refers to inferring or guessing based on limited clues, while 予測 focuses on forecasting future events using data.
推すい論ろん
推測 is a casual guess or speculation that may lack solid grounds, while 推論 implies a more structured, logical process of reasoning from premises.
推おす
推測する is the common, everyday verb for guessing or inferring, while 推す in this sense is more formal and appears mainly in set patterns like 〜から推すと.
割わり出だすN1
推測する means to guess or surmise with some uncertainty, while 割り出す implies a more concrete conclusion reached through evidence or analysis.
想そう像ぞうN3
推測 is a logical guess about facts based on available clues, while 想像 covers broader mental imagery, not just inference.
にらむN2
推測する is a neutral word for making a guess or inference, while 睨む in this sense carries a sharper, more instinctive sense of suspicion.

Don't confuse with

推すい理りN1
推理 refers to logical deduction built step by step from evidence (as in detective work), while 推測 is a simpler guess that may lack such systematic reasoning.
推すい計けい
推測 is a general guess or speculation without necessarily using data, while 推計 specifically means a numerical estimate derived through calculation.
推すい薦せんN3
推測 (a guess or inference) shares the kanji 推 with 推薦 but has nothing to do with recommending someone or something.

Word family

推すい測そく航こう法ほう
dead reckoning
推すい測そく統とう計けい学がく
inferential statistics

Etymology

Composed of 推 (push forward, infer) and 測 (measure, fathom). The combination conveys the idea of inferring or guessing by measuring available evidence.