予知|よちyochi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbforesight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 予知する（よちする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 予知します（よちします） |
| Negative (nai) | 予知しない（よちしない） |
| polite (masen) | 予知しません（よちしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 予知せず・予知せぬ（よちせず・よちせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 予知した（よちした） |
| polite (mashita) | 予知しました（よちしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 予知しなかった（よちしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 予知しませんでした（よちしませんでした） |
| Te form | 予知して（よちして） |
| Potential | 予知できる（よちできる） |
| Passive | 予知される（よちされる） |
| Causative | 予知させる（よちさせる） |
| Causative passive | 予知させられる（よちさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 予知すれば（よちすれば） |
| tara | 予知したら（よちしたら） |
| Volitional | 予知しよう（よちしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 予知しましょう（よちしましょう） |
| Imperative | 予知しろ（よちしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym先見せんけんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means the insight to see ahead, as in 「先見の明」; 「予知」 is knowing before something happens.
- Synonym予見よけんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Seeing through or foreseeing things in advance; 「予知」 stresses knowing beforehand and appears in 「地震予知」.
- Synonym見越すみこすNeutralNeutral verb: to anticipate what is coming, often acting on that expectation; 「予知」 is simply knowing beforehand.
- Synonym予想よそうNeutralNeutral. Guessing or picturing what will happen; the most widely used of these words. 「予知」 stresses knowing beforehand.
- Synonym前知ぜんちWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: knowing something before it happens. In everyday speech, say 「予知」.
- Related予期よきNeutralNeutral. Expecting or anticipating something, often as 「予期せぬ」; 「予知」 is knowing it in advance.
- Related見通すみとおすNeutralNeutral verb: to foresee how things will go or to see through someone or something; 「予知」 leans toward knowing beforehand.
- Related予測よそくNeutralNeutral. Predicting the future from data or experience; 「予知」 stresses knowing beforehand that something will happen.
- Related見込むみこむNeutralNeutral verb: to estimate or count on something; 「予知」 is knowing it before it happens.
- Antonym後知WrittenWritten/formal prose: coming to know something only after it has happened — the opposite of knowing in advance, as with 「予知」.
Use 「予知」 for knowing in advance that something like an earthquake will happen, as in 「地震予知」. Use 「予測」 for predicting from data, 「予想」 for ordinary expectations, 「予期」 for anticipating, and 「先見」 for foresight.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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