見当

• 読み: けんとう
• ローマ字: kentou
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken) — see, look; 当 (tou) — hit, apply
• 発音: /ke.n.toː/

意味

Estimate; guess; rough idea. An approximate judgment about something uncertain.

A noun commonly used in the expression 見当がつく (kentou ga tsuku, to have a rough idea) and its negative 見当がつかない (to have no idea). Also appears in 見当違い (kentou chigai, wrong guess, off the mark). Different from 検討 (kentou, examination/consideration), which is a common homophone.

例文

1. 犯人の見当がだいたいついている。
2. いくらかかるか見当もつかない。
3. それは完全に見当違いだと思う。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday speech, investigation, estimation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 見 (see, look) and 当 (hit, apply). The combination suggests aiming one's sight at a target, which extended to mean making an approximate judgment or estimate.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal