I called the police to catch the thief.
察
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
宀部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
サツ
Nanori (Name Reading)
あき, あきら, み, みる
Common Readings
サツ
Example sentences
The police are pursuing the truth of that strange incident.
I inferred her feelings from her expression.
When I consider the painful feelings of the disaster victims, my heart aches.
He observed the state of the birds gathering in the garden.
I am always amazed by his keen powers of observation.
He sensed danger and immediately left the place.
Detecting the enemy's plot in advance led to our victory.
She is very quick to pick up on things.
A drone was flown to scout the enemy position.
Example Vocabulary
警察
police
察する
to guess; to infer; to sympathize; to imagine; to sense
観察
observation; surveying
察知
sensing; detection; perceiving
察し
conjecture; guess; perception
偵察
reconnaissance; scouting; investigation
視察
inspection; observation; visit
警察官
police officer
診察
medical examination
推察
inference; conjecture; surmise
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