予想

• 読み: よそう
• ローマ字: yosou
• 漢字の分解: 予 (yo) — advance, beforehand; 想 (sou) — think, imagine
• 発音: /jo.soː/

意味

Expectation; anticipation; prediction. An estimate of what will happen based on available information.

A noun and suru verb (予想する, to predict/expect). Used widely for forecasts and guesses: 天気予想 (weather forecast — though 天気予報 is more standard), 予想外 (unexpected), 予想通り (as expected), 予想を上回る (to exceed expectations). Less scientific than 予測 (forecast based on data) and less formal than 予報 (official forecast).

例文

1. 試合の結果は予想通りだった。
2. 予想外の質問をされて慌ててしまった。
3. 来年の売上を予想するのは難しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, sports, business

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

Compound of 予 (yo, in advance/beforehand) and 想 (sou, to think/imagine). Together, 'thinking in advance' — forming a mental picture of what is likely to happen.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal