JAPANESE STUDY SYSTEMKOTOWA 词和
N5 — N1
READING CONTROL
Vocabulary collection7,811
Kanji collection2,383
SOURCE SELECTOR
Grammar collection0526
SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜でしょう

N5
deshou

probably; I think; ..., right?

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + でしょう

Chinese meanings

大概;……吧

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+でしょう

Chinese usage

表示推测,也可用升调寻求对方认同。

Chinese notes

天气预报中常用;简体形式为だろう。

Examples

  • 明日あしたは雨あめが降ふるでしょう。
    It will probably rain tomorrow.
    明天大概会下雨。
  • 山やまの上うえは寒さむいでしょう。
    It's probably cold at the top of the mountain.
    山上大概很冷吧。
  • このかばん、かわいいでしょう?
    This bag is cute, isn't it?
    这个包很可爱吧?

Notes

Typical of weather forecasts. Said with rising intonation, it asks the listener to agree. Plain form: だろう (N4).

#conjecture

Practice in a lesson

Suggest an improvement

Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('deshou');
{
  "id": "deshou",
  "pattern": "〜でしょう",
  "romaji": "deshou",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "probably; I think; ..., right?",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + でしょう",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "明日は雨が降るでしょう。",
      "furigana": "{明日|あした}は{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}るでしょう。",
      "en": "It will probably rain tomorrow."
    },
    {
      "ja": "山の上は寒いでしょう。",
      "furigana": "{山|やま}の{上|うえ}は{寒|さむ}いでしょう。",
      "en": "It's probably cold at the top of the mountain."
    },
    {
      "ja": "このかばん、かわいいでしょう?",
      "en": "This bag is cute, isn't it?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjecture"
  ],
  "notes": "Typical of weather forecasts. Said with rising intonation, it asks the listener to agree. Plain form: だろう (N4).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "703d49b424f5a9998c40991aa64ce7191ae986fce3d990e091c3fefc352664c3",
    "meanings": [
      "大概",
      "……吧"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+でしょう",
    "explanation": "表示推测,也可用升调寻求对方认同。",
    "notes": "天气预报中常用;简体形式为だろう。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "明日は雨が降るでしょう。",
        "zh": "明天大概会下雨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "山の上は寒いでしょう。",
        "zh": "山上大概很冷吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このかばん、かわいいでしょう?",
        "zh": "这个包很可爱吧?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#deshou",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ed4d4122ee0534fd054c2f9f285314e1428abed5330fe7c37040e6d443f76e7f"
  }
}