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予察 (よさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
preliminary guess ; advance conjecture
rare term
Rare term for forming a conjecture or estimate before the facts are known. Often used in formal or technical contexts such as research, investigation, or forecasting.
彼かれ は 現げん 場ば の 状じょう 況きょう から 、 事じ 故こ 原げん 因いん を 予よ 察さつ し た 。
He made a preliminary guess about the cause of the accident from the conditions at the scene.
Kanji 予 beforehand, previous, myself Similar words 予よ 測そく 予測 is the common word for 'prediction' or 'forecast' based on data or reasoning. 予察 is rarer and emphasizes a tentative, less formal guess made in advance.
推すい 測そく 推測 is a general term for 'conjecture' or 'inference'. 予察 specifically stresses the 'beforehand' aspect and is much less common.
Etymology Compound of 予 (beforehand) and 察 (guess, perceive). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for forming nouns meaning 'preliminary examination or conjecture'.
