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憶測 (おくそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
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'.
The reporter wrote about the outcome based on conjecture.
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.
Kanji 憶 recollection, think, remember Similar words 推すい 測そく 推測 implies a more logical or evidence-based inference, while 憶測 often carries a nuance of subjective or unfounded guesswork.
想そう 像ぞう 想像 is broader, covering imagination and mental images, not necessarily tied to guessing about facts.
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.
