Vocabulary

What does 見当 (けんとう, kentou) mean?

見当 (けんとう, kentou) means estimate, guess; direction.

Quick facts
Reading	けんとう
Romaji	kentou
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

見当けんとう

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkentou

estimate, guess; direction

1noun estimate; guess; conjecture
2noun direction; bearings
3noun registration mark (printing)
4noun suffix approximately; about; around

Example sentences

だいたいの見当(けんとう)はついています。
I have a rough idea of what's going on.
事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)は見当(けんとう)がつきません。
I have no idea what caused the accident.

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