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[けん(見)·とう(当)]
kentou
noun, noun, used as a suffix

English Meaning(s) for 見当

noun
  1. estimate; guess; conjecture; aim
  2. direction; bearings
  3. registration mark (printing)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. approximately; about; around
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Definition and Synonyms for 見当

Surmisal a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Synonyms: 予断, 予測, 仮定, 仮想, 仮説, 察し, 察す, 察する, 当てずっぽう, 当て推量, 心当て, 忖度, 恐察, 想像, 想定, 想察, 憶断, 憶測, 憶説, 推定, 推察, 推測, 推知, 推考, 推論, 推量, 揣摩臆測, 目算, 臆度, 見当

Meanings for each kanji in 見当

» see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
» hit; right; appropriate; himself

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Sample Sentences for 見当

His vain efforts to seduce her showed he was barking up the wrong tree; she was a mother of two tots.
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I have no idea where he has gone.
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I don't have the remotest idea what he will do next.
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Dan's completely off the wall; you can't predict what he's going to do next.
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He has too many wild ideas.
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