先見|せんけんsenken[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbforesight; anticipation
    彼かれは先見せんけんの明あかるい人ひとだ。↗
    He is a man of vision.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. ことが起おこる前まえに見抜みぬくこと。
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