察
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings
On'yomi
- サツ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
察 centers on examining something closely to form a judgment: guessing, presuming, surmising, or understanding a situation through careful observation.
Most common words using 察
20 of 160- 警察けいさつN4
police
- 観察かんさつN3
observation; survey; watching
- 警察官けいさつかんN5
police officer; policeman; policewoman
- 考察こうさつ
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
- 察しさっし
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
- 検察けんさつN1
criminal investigation; prosecution
- 偵察ていさつN1
scouting; reconnaissance
- 診察しんさつN3
medical examination; checkup; consultation
- 視察しさつN1
inspection; observation
- 察さつ
cops; police
- 察知さっち
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
- 検察官けんさつかん
public prosecutor
- 洞察どうさつN1
discernment; insight
- 監察かんさつ
inspection; inspector
- 推察すいさつ
guess; conjecture; surmise
- 警察庁けいさつちょう
National Police Agency; NPA
- 察するさっするN2
to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge
- 査察ささつ
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
- 検察庁けんさつちょう
Public Prosecutors Office
- 特高警察とっこうけいさつ
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
Study
Etymology
察 combines 宀 (roof) with 祭 (ritual), suggesting a careful inspection or examination under a roof, perhaps during a ritual. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination is well established.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof 宀, a ritual 祭 is being performed. To understand what is happening, you must observe closely and guess the meaning behind the ceremony.
Reading mnemonic
For サツ, imagine a detective named Satsu examining clues under a roof: Satsu -> サツ, and she surmises the truth.