Vocabulary

What does 忖度 (そんたく, sontaku) mean?

忖度 (そんたく, sontaku) means surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture.

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Readingそんたく
Romajisontaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
そんたく
sontaku

surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility

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