Japanese

Noun

見当 ‎(hiragana けんとう, romaji kentō)

1. estimate; guess
2. direction
3. about, or so (a numerical approximation)

Synonyms

• (estimate): 見通 (みとお)し ‎(mitōshi), 予想 (よそう) ‎(yosō), 予測 (よそく) ‎(yosoku)
• (direction): 方向 (ほうこう) ‎(hōkō)
• (about): およそ ‎(oyoso)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.