noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. surmise (about someone's feelings), guess, conjecture.

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. (showing) deference (to), consideration (of someone's wishes), servility.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
忖度 そんたく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

conjecture
ソン はか.る (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
degrees, occurrence, time
ド タク たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)