Word Meaning 見当外れ

けんとうはずれ kentouhazure

見当外れ is read as けんとうはずれ (kentouhazure) and means wrong (guess or estimate).

Meaning

English

  1. wrong (guess or estimate)
  2. misdirected

Reading

Kana

けんとうはずれ

Romaji

kentouhazure

Writing Variants

  • 見当はずれ けんとうはずれ kentouhazure

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 40447 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見当

けんとう

registration mark (printing)

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

当て外れ

あてはずれ

disappointment

当たり外れ

あたりはずれ

matter of hit-and-miss

外見

がいけん

outward appearance

Example Sentences

1

I have a feeling Tom's claim isn't entirely wrong.