予想

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
豫想 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(そう) • (yosōよさう (yosau)?

  1. expectation; anticipation
    ()(そう)()(じょう)(たか)
    yosō ijō ni takai
    more expensive than one expected
    (かれ)()(そう)(どお)りのことをいった。
    Kare wa yosōdōri no koto o itta.
    He said a thing that was expected.
  2. a forecast
  3. an estimate
  4. (mathematics) conjecture, hypothesis
    リーマン()(そう)
    Rīman yosō
    the Riemann hypothesis

Derived terms

  • ()(そう)(がい) (yosōgai)
  • ()(そう)() (yosōya)
  • A(エー)B(ビー)C(シー) ()(そう) (Ēbīshī yosō)
  • ケプラー()(そう) (Kepurā yosō)
  • コラッツ()(そう) (Korattsu yosō)
  • ポアンカレ()(そう) (Poankare yosō)
  • リーマン()(そう) (Rīman yosō)

Verb

()(そう)する • (yosō suruよさう (yosau)?transitive suru (stem ()(そう) (yosō shi), past ()(そう)した (yosō shita))

  1. expect; anticipate
    明日(あした)大雨(おおあめ)()ることが()(そう)されている。
    Ashita wa ōame ga furu koto ga yosō sareteiru.
    Heavy rain is expected tomorrow.
  2. estimate
    ダムの建設(けんせつ)には10(じゅう)(おく)ドルかかると()(そう)される。
    Damu no kensetsu ni wa jūoku doru kakaru to yosō sareru.
    It is estimated that the cost of construction of the dam is up to 1 billion dollars.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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  4. 4.0 4.1 予想”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.