Word Meaning 見当

けんとう kentou

見当 is read as けんとう (kentou) and means registration mark (printing).

Meaning

English

  1. registration mark (printing)
  2. direction
  3. bearings
  4. approximately
  5. about
  6. around
  7. estimate
  8. guess

Reading

Kana

けんとう

Romaji

kentou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3496 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見当たる

みあたる

to be found

見当違い

けんとうちがい

wrong (guess or estimate)

見当つく

けんとうつく

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

見当外れ

けんとうはずれ

wrong (guess or estimate)

見当がつく

けんとうがつく

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

見当がつかない

けんとうがつかない

having not the slightest idea

見当もつかない

けんとうもつかない

having not the slightest idea

見解

けんかい

opinion

見直す

みなおす

to look at again

見所

みどころ

(signs of) promise

Example Sentences

10

I can't find my key.

I can't find the price tag.

I can't find the scissors.

I can't find my pants.

I don't have the slightest idea.

I can't find the car keys.

Tom's keys are missing.

I don't have the slightest idea.

My baggage is missing.

I have no idea what time it is.