How to say "estimation" in Japanese
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- 予測よそくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the predicting sense of estimation: forming a view about future or unknown outcomes such as weather, demand, or trends. It emphasizes forecasting rather than computing a value.
- 見積もりみつもりnounThe everyday word for an estimate in the commercial sense: a quoted price or cost for work, repairs, or services. When someone asks for an estimate of a bill, this is the word.
- 試算しさんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA trial or preliminary calculation — a rough working-out of figures to see what the total would be, as in budgeting or cost checks. Not a price quote itself.
- 算定さんていsuru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveSystematic calculation or computation of a quantity, such as amounts or values determined by set rules or procedures. Formal, often bureaucratic or technical in flavor.
- 推計すいけいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAn estimate derived statistically, as in official population or economic figures inferred from data rather than measured directly. Formal, characteristic of statistics and reports.
Use 「見積もり」 for price quotes, 予測 for prediction of future outcomes, 試算 for rough preliminary figures, 算定 for systematic calculation, and 推計 for statistical estimates.
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Japanese equivalents
- 予測よそくprediction
- 見積もりみつもりestimate
- 試算しさんtrial calculation
- 算定さんていcalculation
- 推計すいけいestimate
- 評価ひょうかvaluation
- 品評ひんぴょうestimation
- 品定めしなさだめevaluation
- 推算すいさんestimation
- 値積もりねづもりestimation
- 値踏みねぶみappraisal
- 換価かんかappraisal
- 評判ひょうばんreputation
- 計算けいさんconsideration
- つもりestimate
- 相場そうばreputation (according to conventional wisdom)
- 推定すいていestimation
- 値打ちねうちestimation
- 見立てみたてjudgement
- 器量きりょう(public) estimation (esp. of a man)
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