漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)6 strokesRadical
On
ソン
Kun
はか.る
Meaning
to surmise

Origin

ORIGIN

Heart 忄 with 寸 as phonetic: to measure out another's mind.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 忖度そんたく

    surmising another's wishes

  • 推察すいさつ

    conjecture

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

上意を忖度して口をつぐんだ。

Guessing what those above wanted, they kept quiet.

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