先見|せんけんsenken[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbforesight; anticipation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 先見する(せんけんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 先見します(せんけんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 先見しない(せんけんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 先見しません(せんけんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 先見せず・先見せぬ(せんけんせず・せんけんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 先見した(せんけんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 先見しました(せんけんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 先見しなかった(せんけんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 先見しませんでした(せんけんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 先見して(せんけんして) |
| Potential | 先見できる(せんけんできる) |
| Passive | 先見される(せんけんされる) |
| Causative | 先見させる(せんけんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 先見させられる(せんけんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 先見すれば(せんけんすれば) |
| tara | 先見したら(せんけんしたら) |
| Volitional | 先見しよう(せんけんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 先見しましょう(せんけんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 先見しろ(せんけんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym予見よけんWrittenWritten/formal. Seeing what is coming before it happens, as in 「危険を予見する」; 「先見」 stresses the visionary quality of the eye itself.
- Synonym予知よちNeutralKnowing things in advance, as in 「地震予知」 or 「予知能力」; for scientific calculation-based prediction 「予測」 is preferred.
- Synonym前知ぜんちWrittenWritten/formal but rare. Knowing something before it happens, with a mystical overtone.
- Related予期よきWrittenWritten/formal. Mentally expecting something; often in the negative 「予期せぬ」 (unexpected).
- Related見越すみこすNeutralVerb. Anticipating something and acting in advance, as in 「値上がりを見越す」.
- Related見込むみこむNeutralVerb. Factoring something in and counting on it, covering both budget estimates and trust.
- Related予断よだんWrittenWritten/formal. Judging the outcome in advance; common in 「予断を許さない」 (the situation defies prediction). 「先見」 is the far-seeing eye itself.
- Related予言よげんNeutralPredicting or prophesying the future, whether by mystical insight or scientific reasoning; 「先見」 stresses having vision.
- Related目算もくさんNeutralA rough, eyeball estimate or plan, as in 「目算が外れる」 (the estimate misses).
- Related予想よそうNeutralThe everyday word for anticipating or predicting, focused on guessing how things will turn out.
- Related予測よそくNeutralPredicting by working from data or evidence, as in 「需要予測」 (demand forecasting).
- Related思い設けるおもいもうけるWrittenVerb. Anticipating or expecting beforehand; old-fashioned written style, rarely used today.
- Antonym後知恵あとぢえNeutralHindsight, being wise only after the fact; the direct opposite of the foresight of 「先見」.
Use 「先見」 for the far-seeing quality itself, mostly in 「先見の明」 and 「先見性」. For seeing something coming say 「予見」, for knowing it in advance 「予知」, for data-based prediction 「予測」, for everyday anticipation 「予想」, and 「見越す」 when you anticipate and prepare ahead. 「後知恵」 is the opposite: hindsight.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


