予見|よけんyoken[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbforesight; foreknowledge; divination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 予見する（よけんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 予見します（よけんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 予見しない（よけんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 予見しません（よけんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 予見せず・予見せぬ（よけんせず・よけんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 予見した（よけんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 予見しました（よけんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 予見しなかった（よけんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 予見しませんでした（よけんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 予見して（よけんして） |
| Potential | 予見できる（よけんできる） |
| Passive | 予見される（よけんされる） |
| Causative | 予見させる（よけんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 予見させられる（よけんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 予見すれば（よけんすれば） |
| tara | 予見したら（よけんしたら） |
| Volitional | 予見しよう（よけんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 予見しましょう（よけんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 予見しろ（よけんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym先見せんけんNeutralForesight as wisdom; mostly in 「先見の明」. Stresses keenness of vision, while 「予見」 stresses seeing in advance what will happen.
- Synonym予知よちNeutralForeknowledge, as in 「地震予知」. Stresses knowing something before it happens.
- Synonym見込むみこむNeutralVerb meaning to count on or factor in; unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead.
- Synonym見越すみこすNeutralVerb for anticipating in advance, as in 「値上がりを見越す」; often implies acting on that anticipation.
- Synonym予想よそうNeutralGuessing what will happen; the most common of these words. Unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead.
- Synonym予断よだんNeutralDrawing a conclusion in advance; mostly in 「予断を許さない」.
- Related予期よきNeutralExpecting or anticipating, as in 「予期せぬ事態」; unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead what will occur.
- Related予測よそくNeutralGuessing from data or experience, as in 「需要予測」; leans toward calculation, while 「予見」 stresses seeing ahead.
- Related見通すみとおすNeutralVerb meaning to see through or foresee the outcome; close to 「予見」, which is a noun and leans written/formal.
- Related見通しみとおしNeutralOutlook or forecast, as in 「見通しが甘い」; unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead what will happen.
- Related目算もくさんNeutralRough visual estimate, or a plan; unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead.
- Related前知ぜんちWrittenForeknowledge; written/formal prose and rarely used. Unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead.
- Related見越しみこしNeutralAnticipation or estimation; uncommon. Unlike 「予見」, it does not stress seeing ahead.
- Antonym回顧かいこNeutralAntonym: looking back on the past, opposed to the future-oriented 「予見」.
- Antonym回想かいそうNeutralAntonym: recalling past events one experienced, the opposite of forward-looking 「予見」.
Use 「予見」 for foreseeing in advance that something will happen, as in 「事故を予見する」 or 「予見可能性」. To guess, say 「予想」; to estimate from data, 「予測」; to know beforehand, 「予知」. The antonyms are 「回顧」 and 「回想」.
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