窺き知ち

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

inference; deduction; figuring out

Formal or literary term for inferring or deducing something, often from subtle clues. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or academic contexts.

• 彼かれの表ひょう情じょうから真しん意いを窺き知ちするのは難むずかしい。

  It is difficult to infer his true intentions from his expression.