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Meanings
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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment
Refers to the act of inferring or reading between the lines, often based on subtle cues or context. Commonly used in phrases like 察しがいい (perceptive) and 察しがつく (can guess).
He's perceptive, so he understands without me having to explain.
I could pretty much guess from the way things looked.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉は察しがいいsomeone is quick to pick up on unspoken hints
She's very perceptive, so she understands even without me explaining.
- 察しがつくto be able to guess or infer (something)
Just looking at him, I can guess what happened.
- 察しが早いto catch on quickly to what's implied
He caught on so quickly that one word was enough for him to understand everything.
- 察しをつけるto form a guess or hunch about something
I made a rough guess from the situation and acted on it.