How to say "estimate" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 予算よさんnoun, suru verbCovers estimates of costs, especially money you plan to spend; close to "budget." Use it when discussing how much a project, trip, or purchase is expected to cost.
- 見積もりみつもりnounThe usual word for an estimate of costs or a quotation prepared by a contractor, builder, or vendor before work begins. The figure is itemized and formally presented to the customer.
- 見当けんとうnounCovers estimate in the loose sense of a rough guess or conjecture. It is really about approximating without precise data, as in having no idea how long something will take.
- 見積もるみつもるgodan verb, transitive verbThe verb "to estimate," used when calculating or quoting costs or amounts, often by a professional assessing a job. It corresponds to the noun 見積もり.
- 推計すいけいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAn estimate produced by calculation, typically a statistical or demographic figure such as a population estimate. It is a formal term and seldom the everyday word for pricing a job.
Use 「見積もり」 for a costed quotation from a contractor or vendor, 予算 for costs in relation to a budget, 見当 for a rough guess, 推計 for a calculated statistical estimate, and 「見積もる」 for the verb.
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Japanese equivalents
- 予算よさんestimate (of costs)
- 見積もりみつもりestimate
- 見当けんとうestimate
- 見積もるみつもるto estimate
- 推計すいけいestimate
- 見込むみこむto anticipate
- 予定よていplans
- 予想高よそうだかestimate
- 当たりをつけるあたりをつけるto guess
- 計り知るはかりしるto conjecture
- つもりestimate
- 積もるつもるto estimate
- にらむto estimate
- 積算せきさんestimate
- 見立てるみたてるto judge
- 見計らうみはからうto choose when to do something
- 見込みみこみexpectation
- 読むよむto count
- 踏むふむto estimate
- くくるto estimate
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