How to say 'Hypothesis' in Japanese | 仮説

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The Japanese word for Hypothesis is 'Kasetsu', written as 仮説 in Japanese.'Hypothesis' in hiragana is かせつ.

word

仮説

Meaning

Hypothesis

Reading

かせつ

kasetsu

Kanji

仮Temporary 説Theory, Explanation

Explanation

The Japanese noun '仮説 (かせつ)' means 'hypothesis'. It refers to a proposed explanation or assumption made on the basis of limited evidence, used as a starting point for further investigation. This term is commonly used in scientific, academic, or analytical contexts. For example: The scientist proposed a new hypothesis「科学者は新しい仮説を提案した」(かがくしゃはあたらしいかせつをていあんした). Testing the hypothesis is the next step「仮説を検証することが次のステップだ」(かせつをけんしょうすることがつぎのステップだ). The word can also be used in everyday contexts to describe a tentative idea or theory.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5524

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 仮説

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

仮

Meaning

Temporary

kanji

説

Meaning

Theory, Explanation

Words Related to 仮説 Through the Kanji 仮

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 仮 as well.

word

片仮名

Meaning

Katakana

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平仮名

Meaning

Hiragana

word

仮令

Meaning

Even

word

送り仮名

Meaning

Okurigana

word

仮

Meaning

Temporary

word

仮に

Meaning

Temporarily, Hypothetically

word

仮名遣い

Meaning

Kana usage

word

仮名

Meaning

Kana

word

振り仮名

Meaning

Furigana

Words Related to 仮説 Through the Kanji 説

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 説 as well.

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小説

Meaning

Novel

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説

Meaning

Theory

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説明

Meaning

Explanation

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説く

Meaning

Explain

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解説

Meaning

Explanation

word

社説

Meaning

Editorial

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学説

Meaning

Theory

word

説得

Meaning

Persuasion

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演説

Meaning

Speech

word

伝説

Meaning

Legend

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