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“Jumping to conclusions” in Japanese

Short answer
短絡 tanraku たんらく

Jumping to conclusions in Japanese is “短絡” (tanraku). Full meaning: short circuit, short; illogical jump, drawing a hasty inference (between two events), jumping to conclusions, acting rashly.

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