類推 (るいすい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

類推 (るいすい) means analogy / inference / reasoning.

See example sentences below.

類推 at a glance

類推

るいすいruisui

N1noun

analogy / inference / reasoning

類推るいすいruisuiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

analogy / inference / reasoning

Example 1

あの話から類推して答えを出した。

Translation

I inferred the answer based on that story.

Example 2

類推で問題を解く方法を学んだ。

Translation

I learned how to solve problems by analogy.