Kanji

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

警察 けいさつ
泥棒を捕まえるために警察を呼んだ。

I called the police to catch the thief.

事件 じけん
警察は、その奇妙な事件の真相を追っている。

The police are pursuing the truth of that strange incident.

察する さっする
彼女の表情から、気持ちを察した。

I inferred her feelings from her expression.

心情 しんじょう
被災者の苦しい心情を察すると、胸が痛む。

When I consider the painful feelings of the disaster victims, my heart aches.

観察 かんさつ
彼は庭に集まる鳥の様子を観察した。

He observed the state of the birds gathering in the garden.

鋭い するどい
彼の鋭い観察力にはいつも驚かされる。

I am always amazed by his keen powers of observation.

察知 さっち
彼は危険を察知して、すぐにその場を離れた。

He sensed danger and immediately left the place.

謀 はかりごと
敵の謀を事前に察知することが、我々の勝利に繋がった。

Detecting the enemy's plot in advance led to our victory.

察し さっし
彼女は非常に察しがいい。

She is very quick to pick up on things.

偵察 ていさつ
敵の陣地を偵察するためにドローンを飛ばした。

A drone was flown to scout the enemy position.

Example Vocabulary

警察

けいさつ

police

察する

さっする

to guess; to infer; to sympathize; to imagine; to sense

観察

かんさつ

observation; surveying

察知

さっち

sensing; detection; perceiving

察し

さっし

conjecture; guess; perception

偵察

ていさつ

reconnaissance; scouting; investigation

視察

しさつ

inspection; observation; visit

警察官

けいさつかん

police officer

診察

しんさつ

medical examination

推察

すいさつ

inference; conjecture; surmise

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