先見(せんけん)の明(めい)

せんけんのめい
expression
foresight; prescience; vision
formalabstract
1. foresight; prescience; far-sightedness
The ability to foresee future events or trends and act accordingly. Used to praise someone's wisdom in anticipating what would happen.
彼(かれ)には先見(せんけん)の明(めい)があった。
He had foresight.
先見(せんけん)の明(めい)がある経営者(けいえいしゃ)は少(すく)ない。
Few business leaders have true foresight.
あの時(とき)にこの技術(ぎじゅつ)に投資(とうし)した社長(しゃちょう)は、先見(せんけん)の明(めい)があったと言(い)えるだろう。
You could say the CEO who invested in this technology back then had real foresight.

A classical expression combining 先見(せんけん) (seeing ahead) and 明(めい) (clarity, wisdom). Literally "the wisdom of seeing ahead."

Usage

Almost always used in the set phrase 先見(せんけん)の明(めい)がある (to have foresight). Typically used retrospectively — praising someone's past decision that turned out to be wise. Common in business, politics, and historical commentary.

Common collocations

  • 先見(せんけん)の明(めい)がある — to have foresight
  • 先見(せんけん)の明(めい)に富(と)む — to be rich in foresight
  • 先見(せんけん)の明(めい)に欠(か)ける — to lack foresight

Related words

Related Words

Related: 洞察力(どうさつりょく) (insight)
Related: 見通(みとお)し (outlook, prospect)
Related: 慧眼(けいがん) (discerning eye)
Compare: 後知恵(あとぢえ) (hindsight)
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Added 2026.3.26 20:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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