► 動詞
当てる [あてる] meaning: predict rank: 1
☆ 彼はワールドカップの勝者を当てた ⇨ He correctly predicted the winner of World Cup (☛ Predict correctly)
占う [(3)うらなう] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 彼女は未来を占うことが出来るという ⇨ She claims she can predict the future (☛ Typically predict rather like a fortune-teller, instead of based on facts and science)
予測 [よそく] [予測する] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 科学者は地球の平均気温は次の十年で一度上がると予測している ⇨ Scientists predict the average temperature of the earth will rise by 1C in the next decade (☛ Predict, typically with concrete numbers)
予報 [よほう] [予報する] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 明日は雨になると予報されている ⇨ It is forecasted that it will rain tomorrow (☛ Forecast)
予言 [よげん] [予言する] meaning: predict rank: 3
☆ 彼は世界の終末を予言した ⇨ He predicted the end of the world (☛ Make a prophecy, usually not based on science nor facts)
予見 [よけん] [予見する] meaning: predict rank: 4
☆ 彼は市場の崩壊を予見していた ⇨ He was foreseeing the market crash
予兆 [よちょう] [予兆する] meaning: predict rank: 5
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► 助動詞
う [う] meaning: predict rank: 1
☆ これだけあれば十分だろう ⇨ It should be enough if we have this much (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
☆ 明日は雨だろう ⇨ It will probably rain tomorrow (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
よう [よう] [liter] meaning: predict rank: 3
☆ 先生もきっと御理解されよう ⇨ I am sure the master will understand (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
☆ 誰がそんなことを信じよう ⇨ Who would believe such thing? (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
► 成句
だろう [だろう] [だろ(だ)＋う] [coll] meaning: predict rank: 1
☆ これだけあれば十分だろうと思います ⇨ I think this many will be enough
☆ 明日は雨になるだろう ⇨ It will rain tomorrow
でしょう [でしょう] [です＋う] [coll] [polite] meaning: predict rank: 1
☆ 明日は一日中雨が降るでしょう ⇨ Tomorrow it will rain all day
であろう [であろう] [で＋ある＋う] [liter] meaning: predict rank: 3
☆ この計画が失敗するであろうことは容易に想像出来る ⇨ It is easy to imagine this project would fail
► 名詞
占い [うらない] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 私は占いは信じない ⇨ I don’t believe in fortune-telling (☛ Refers only to mystical fortune-telling)
予想 [よそう] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 予想は完全に外れた ⇨ The prediction was completely wrong
☆ 結果は予想通りだった (よそうどおり) ⇨ The result was just as predicted
予想 [よそう] [予想が付く] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 結果は全く予想が付かない ⇨ There is no way to predict the result
予測 [よそく] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 地盤の沈下は当初の予測を上回る勢いで進んでいる ⇨ The sinking of the ground is progressing at a much faster rate than the original estimate (☛ Prediction, typically based on concrete numbers)
予報 [よほう] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 天気予報 ⇨ Weather forecast (☛ Forecast)
予言 [よげん] meaning: predict rank: 3
☆ ノストラダムスの予言 ⇨ The prophecies of Nostradamus (☛ Make a prophecy, usually not based on science nor facts)
予断 [よだん] [予断を許さない] meaning: predict rank: 3
☆ 状況は依然として予断を許さない ⇨ The situation still doesn’t allow any prediction, is still totally unpredictable
水物 [みずもの] meaning: predict rank: 4
☆ 勝っても負けてもPK戦は水物だ ⇨ Win or lose, a penalty shootout is unpredictable (☛ Literally “water matter”. Something that can go either way regardless of the efforts you put in)
► 形容動詞
気紛れ [きまぐれ] meaning: predict rank: 2
☆ 気紛れな天気 ⇨ Unpredictable weather