察する · suru verb (special)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 察する | 察さない |
| Polite | 察します | 察しません |
| Past polite | 察しました | 察しませんでした |
| Past | 察した | 察さなかった |
| Te-form | 察して | 察さないで |
| Desire | 察したい | 察したくない |
| Potential | 察せる | 察せない |
| Passive | 察されるalso formal 察せられる | 察されないalso formal 察せられない |
| Causative | 察させる | 察させない |
| Causative passive | 察させられる | 察させられない |
| Volitional | 察そう | |
| Polite volitional | 察しましょう | |
| Imperative | 察せ | 察するな |
| Conditional | 察せば | 察さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 察したら | 察さなかったら |
suru verb (special), transitive verb
Used when inferring or reading a situation, feeling, or intention from subtle cues, without explicit statement. Often appears in expressions like 察するに or ご察しください.
I guessed from his expression that something had happened.
Please understand (my situation).
suru verb (special), transitive verb
sympathize with; feel for
Used when one understands and shares another's feelings, often in the context of hardship or sorrow. Common in phrases like 心中を察する or お察しします.
It pains me to imagine what he must be feeling.
You have my sympathy.
I sensed her feelings from her expression.
One can only imagine the family's inner sorrow.
From his manner, I guessed that something had happened.
I offer my heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
察する is to sense or guess someone's feelings intuitively, while 読み取る emphasizes picking up on visible cues to infer that meaning.
察する means to sense or infer someone's feelings or situation intuitively, while 酌む (in this sense) specifically means to take those feelings or circumstances into consideration once understood.
察する means to infer or guess someone's feelings from context, while 汲む in this sense stresses actively taking those feelings into consideration.
察する is the more common verb for sensing someone's feelings or a situation, while 察知 is a stiffer, more formal word often used for detecting danger or hidden facts.
察する means to intuitively sense an unspoken feeling or situation, while 汲み取る implies actively drawing out that understanding from clues like words or context.
察する means to infer or guess from indirect signs, while 悟る implies a more definite, often sudden realization.
察する means to sense or infer something unspoken, whereas 読める implies a clearer, more confident grasp of the meaning or intent.
察する means to sense or infer something intuitively, whereas 飲み込む in this sense means to fully take in and understand explained information.