What is the Kanji for "Infer"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Infer", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Infer" is "推".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "O".

Its onyomi reading is "Sui".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The radical "隹" means "Bird" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "推" mean in japanese?

"推" means "Infer".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

推進: "Advancement". The Japanese verbal noun '推進 (すいしん)' means 'advancement'. This word refers to the act of promoting, pushing forward, or making progress on something. It can be used in contexts such as advancing a project, promoting an idea, or furthering a cause. For example: We are making advancements in the project - (プロジェクトを推進しています). The company is pushing for advancements in technology - (同社は技術の推進を図っています).

推測: "Guess". The verbal noun '推測 (すいそく)' means 'to guess'. It refers to making an estimation or prediction about something based on available information, but without having full certainty. This word is commonly used when making an educated assumption or hypothesis. For example: I'm guessing it will rain today - (今日は雨が降ると推測する). Based on the clouds, I'm guessing it will rain soon - (空の様子から、間もなく雨が降ると推測できる).

推定: "Estimate". The noun '推定 (すいてい)' means 'estimate'. It refers to an approximate calculation or judgment about the value, number, quantity, or extent of something. '推定' is used when the exact figure is not known but can be reasonably guessed based on available information. For example: I estimate the cost will be around $500 - (費用は約500ドルと推定される). The population is estimated to be around 10,000 - (人口は約10,000人と推定されている).

推薦: "Recommendation". The verbal noun '推薦 (すいせん)' means 'recommendation'. It refers to the act of recommending someone or something, usually for a position, opportunity, or job. It implies that the recommended person or thing is considered highly qualified or suitable. For example: I gave him a strong recommendation - (私は彼に強い推薦をした). The university accepted his application based on the recommendation - (その大学は彼の推薦に基づいて彼の申請を受け入れた).

推移: "Transition". The Japanese noun '推移 (すいい)' refers to a transition, change, or shift over time. It can be used to describe the development, progression, or flow of a situation, trend, or process. For example: The transition from spring to summer - (春から夏への推移). The economic transition was gradual - (経済の推移は徐々であった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.