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推
推
11 strokes
Frequency: 507
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

conjecture
infer
guess
suppose
support
push (for)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.す

Common Words

推測
すいそく
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #3464
1

guess; conjecture

Examples
あなたも同意見だと推測します。
I gather you'll agree with me.
推薦
すいせん
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #6715
1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

Examples
私達は彼を議長に推薦した。
We recommended him as chairman.
推す
おす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #7426
1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support; to back

Examples
彼女のイントネーションから推すに少女時代はスペイン語圏に住んでいたと思われる。
You can tell by her intonation that she lived in a Spanish speaking country when she was young.
2

to infer (from); to deduce; to gather; to conjecture; to surmise

3

to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

推理
すいり
Noun
Freq #8361
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

reasoning; inference; deduction

Examples
彼女は推理作家として有名になった。
She became famous as a mystery writer.
2

mystery genre; detective genre

推察
すいさつ
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #10946
1

guess; conjecture; surmise

Examples
彼の表情から本当に怒っているのだと推察した。
I gathered from his expression that he was very angry.
推定
すいてい
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #12156
1

presumption; assumption

Examples
彼の死は事故だとする君の推定は間違っているようだ。
Your assumption that his death was an accident seems to be wrong.
2

estimation

Examples
推定によれば、今年の鉄鋼生産は１億トンに達するだろう。
According to an estimate, steel production will reach 100 million tons this year.
推奨
すいしょう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14072
1

recommendation; endorsement

推進
すいしん
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #15375
1

propulsion; drive

2

promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement; pushing forward

Examples
法案通過を推進しているロビイストは、運動資金に賄賂の金をまぎれこませました。
Lobbyists for the bill funneled bribes into a campaign fund.
推論
すいろん
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #15916
1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

Examples
言語がどのように始まったのかについてはいくつも推論はあるが、実はだれもあまり知らない。
There are many guesses about how language began, but the fact is that no one really knows.
推移
すいい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #18277
1

transition; change; progress; development; shift

Examples
企業倒産は先月も高水準に推移した。
Corporate bankruptcies continued at a high level last month.
2

passing (of time)

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