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当て推量 (あてずいりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

当あて推ずい量りょう

あ

て

ず

い

りょ

う

Meanings

1

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

conjecture; guesswork; guess

Refers to making a guess or conjecture without solid evidence; often used when one is speculating rather than stating facts.

彼かれの説せつ明めいは当あて推量ずいりょうに過すぎない。
His explanation is nothing more than guesswork.

当あ

て

推ずい

量りょう

で

答こた

える

の

は

やめ

て

ください

。

Please stop answering based on guesswork.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
推conjecture, infer, guess
量quantity, measure, weight

Similar words

推すい測そく
推測 is a more general term for inference or speculation, often based on some reasoning, while 当て推量 emphasizes guessing without solid grounds.
憶おく測そく
憶測 also means conjecture, but it often carries a nuance of baseless speculation or jumping to conclusions, similar to 当て推量.

Etymology

Compound of 当て (ate, 'guess' or 'aim') and 推量 (suiryō, 'conjecture'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally means 'guess-conjecture'.