察さっ知ち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

sense; perceive; detect

Used for noticing or inferring something not directly stated, often based on subtle signs or indirect information. Common in formal and news contexts.

彼かれは危き険けんを察さっ知ちしてすぐに逃にげた。
He sensed danger and fled immediately.

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政せい

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The reporter had detected the government's move.

Kanji

察guess, presume, surmise
知know, wisdom

Similar words

感かん知ち
感知 is more about physical detection via senses or sensors, while 察知 emphasizes intuitive or inferential perception.
気きづく
気づく is a more casual, everyday verb for noticing something, whereas 察知 is more formal and often implies reading between the lines.

Etymology

Compound of 察 (さつ, 'guess, perceive') and 知 (ち, 'know'). The reading さっち results from a common sound shift (促音便) where さつち becomes さっち.