Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

類推(るいすい)analogy, analogical reasoning

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      analogy

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      analogical reasoning, analogical inference

      Logic
    3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      analogy

      Linguistics

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    類推 【るいすい】

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      類推(るいすい)は、類似(るいじ)(てん)がある(とき)使(つか)(かんが)(かた)です。

      Analogy is a way of thinking used when there are similarities. {analogy, analogical reasoning}

      • N2

      今回(こんかい)事件(じけん)犯人像(はんにんぞう)過去(かこ)類似(るいじ)事件(じけん)から類推(るいすい)する。

      Infer the suspect's profile of this case from past similar incidents. {analogy, analogical reasoning}

      • N2

      生年(せいねん)月日(がっぴ)暗証(あんしょう)番号(ばんごう)設定(せってい)したら簡単(かんたん)類推(るいすい)されてしまいます。

      If you set your date of birth as your PIN, it would be easily guessed. {analogy, analogical reasoning}

      • N2

      漢字(かんじ)それぞれの意味(いみ)から、四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご)意味(いみ)類推(るいすい)してみました。

      I tried to infer the meaning of the four-character idiom from the meanings of each kanji character. {analogy, analogical reasoning}

      • N2

      患者(かんじゃ)(はなし)()いて病名(びょうめい)類推(るいすい)したものの、その()検査(けんさ)でそれとは(こと)なる結果(けっか)()た。

      I inferred the patient's diagnosis from their story, but the subsequent tests yielded different results. {analogy, analogical reasoning}

      • N2
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