JLPT N3 · Noun

見当 (kentou)

見当 (けんとう, kentou) is a Japanese noun meaning “estimate; guess”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けんとう
Romaji: kentou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

estimate; guess; conjecture; aim · noun
direction; bearings · noun
registration mark (printing) · noun
approximately; about; around · suffix noun

Example sentences

それがどこにあるのか、およその見当はついている。

I have a rough idea where it is.

Tatoeba #205953

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 見当

見

see, hopes, chancesケン・み.る・み.える · 7 strokes

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見当.

見るみるto see見せるみせるto show意見いけんopinion拝見はいけんseeing花見はなみcherry blossom viewing見物けんぶつsightseeing見えるみえるto be seen見つけるみつけるto find見つかるみつかるto be foundお見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)見解けんかいopinion見事みごとsplendid発見はっけんdiscovery見送りみおくりseeing (someone) off

Source: JMdict entry 1259930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.