Japanese symbol for “guess”
推測
すいそく
Romaji: suisoku
guess; conjecture
In Japanese, guess is 推測, read すいそく (suisoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs guess; conjecture
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “guess”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 想像 | そうぞう souzou | imagination; supposition; guess |
| 山 | やま yama | guess; speculation; gamble |
| 憶測 | おくそく okusoku | guess; speculation; supposition |
| 察する | さっする sassuru | to guess; to sense; to presume |
| 当たり | あたり atari | guess; prediction |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 推薦 | すいせん suisen | recommendation; referral; endorsement |
| 推定 | すいてい suitei | presumption; assumption |
| 推理 | すいり suiri | reasoning; inference; deduction |
| 推移 | すいい suii | transition; change; progress |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement |
| 予測 | よそく yosoku | prediction; estimation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “guess”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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