This is the 4592nd most frequent Japanese word.
忖度
The act of intuitively assessing and considering someone else's feelings or intentions without explicit communication.
Here, '忖度' means to infer or anticipate someone else's feelings or thoughts, particularly in a workplace or social hierarchy scenario.
彼は上司の気持ちを忖度して行動した。
He acted with consideration for his boss's feelings.
In this context, '忖度' conveys the act of carefully taking others' opinions into account, especially to guide one's actions or decisions.
政治家は有権者の意見を忖度するべきだ。
Politicians should consider the opinions of their constituents.
The word '忖度' is used here to describe an empathetic understanding of someone else's emotional state, leading to a deliberate choice in behavior.