Japanese word

仮説

Pronunciation

Romajikasetsu

Meaning

  • nounhypothesis

Example

その仮説を試してみましょう。so no ka setsu o tame shi te mi ma shō

Let us test that hypothesis.

Illustration for 仮説 (hypothesis)

More examples

この観察結果は、その仮説を強く支持しています。ko no kan satsu kek ka wa so no ka setsu o tsuyo ku shi ji shi te i ma su

This observation strongly supports that hypothesis.

Core concept

A hypothesis offers a reason for something that remains unconfirmed until evidence supports or rejects it.

Common phrases

  • 仮説を立てるka setsu o ta te ru

    formulate a hypothesis

  • 仮説を検証するka setsu o ken shō su ru

    test a hypothesis

  • 仮説を支持するka setsu o shi ji su ru

    support a hypothesis

Similar words

仮定katei: A condition or idea accepted temporarily as a basis for reasoning.
推測suisoku: A view about a situation that is based on limited information rather than confirmed facts.

Definition in Japanese

ある事柄を説明するために、正しいかどうかをまだ確かめていない段階で立てる考え。a ru koto gara o setsu mei su ru ta me ni tada shi i ka dō ka o ma da tashi ka me te i na i dan kai de ta te ru kanga e

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese word 仮説 (kasetsu) combines 仮 (ka, "temporary") with 説 (setsu, "explanation or theory"), so it denotes an explanation proposed provisionally.

Usage tips

  • English often uses hypothesis in formal discussion of science or ideas, and its verb form hypothesize means to propose such an explanation.

Other meanings

  • suppositionnoun
  • assumptionnoun

Related words

  • 仮説的kasetsutekihypotheticalna-adjective

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