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予想 (よそう): expectation, anticipation, prediction — Japanese vocabulary

予想 is read よそう and means "expectation, anticipation, prediction". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

予想

Reading
よそう · yosou
Translation
expectation, anticipation, prediction
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
よそうが

Example

この冬は予想していたより雪が少なかった。

このふゆはよそうしていたよりゆきがすくなかった。

We had less snow this winter than we had expected.

Kanji in this word

  • 予 — beforehand
  • 想 — Concept, Think, Idea

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