Word details

見当がつく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見当がつく.

Dictionary

Entry

見当がつく見当が付くけんとうがつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #7887
1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

Examples
詳しいことが全部わかるまでは、あわててその場にふみこむな。見当がつくまでは、慎重にかまえておれ。
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

み.るみ.えるみ.せる

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

adhere, attach, refer to, append

5 strokesFrequency 322JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき

Nanori

つけ

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