Kanji

推

conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

スイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おす

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひらく

Common Readings

スイ, お…す

Example sentences

推測 すいそく
犯行の動機を推測するのは難しい。

It is difficult to guess the motive for the crime.

ワード ワード
パスワードには推測されにくいワードを選ぶべきだ。

You should choose a word that is hard to guess for your password.

推理 すいり
彼はわずかな手がかりから犯人を推理した。

He deduced the culprit from the few clues available.

推薦 すいせん
先生が私を留学の候補生として推薦してくれた。

The teacher recommended me as a candidate for studying abroad.

推す おす
彼をリーダーに推す。

I recommend him as the leader.

推察 すいさつ
事故の原因を推察するのは容易だ。

It is easy to infer the cause of the accident.

推奨 すいしょう
先生はこのアプリを使って勉強することを推奨している。

The teacher recommends using this app for studying.

細胞診 さいぼうしん
がんの早期発見のために、定期的に細胞診を受けることが推奨されている。

It is recommended to undergo cytological diagnosis regularly for the early detection of cancer.

推定 すいてい
警察は、死亡推定時刻を午後10時ごろと判断した

The police determined the estimated time of death to be around 10 PM.

推進 すいしん
このプロジェクトを推進するのは難しい

It is difficult to promote this project.

Example Vocabulary

推測

すいそく

guess; conjecture; speculation

推理

すいり

reasoning; deduction; inference

推薦

すいせん

recommendation

推す

おす

to recommend; to endorse; to infer

推察

すいさつ

inference; conjecture; surmise

推奨

すいしょう

recommendation; endorsement

推定

すいてい

estimation, presumption, inference

推進

すいしん

propulsion; driving force; promotion; furtherance

推論

すいろん

inference; reasoning from known facts

推し量る

おしはかる

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