察 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for guess, judge, presume, surmise, understand

察

Strokes: 14

Meanings: guess, judge, presume, surmise, understand
Onyomi: サツ
Kunyomi: -
Name Readings
JLPT: N3
Grade: 4
Frequency: -
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Story

察 is made from 宀, meaning “roof” or “building,” and 祭, which is connected to careful preparation and ritual. Inside a building, important rituals required close attention to details. This sense of carefully watching, examining, and understanding something developed from that image. From this idea, 察 came to mean to observe, inspect, or notice closely.

Short Story

察 shows careful attention given inside a building, meaning to observe closely.

Mnemonic

Imagine standing inside a quiet building, carefully watching every detail of a ritual. That focused observation is 察.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
察	さつ	cops, police	Noun
察する	さっする	to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge	common JLPT-N1 Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb
察知	さっち	to sense, to infer, to gather, to pick up on, to get wind of, to perceive	common Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun
察し	さっし	consideration, guess, conjecture, judgement	Noun
察するに	さっするに	presumably, it seems that ..., I guess that ..., I suppose that ..., one could infer that ...	Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi)
察す	さっす	to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge	Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
察するに余りある	さっするにあまりある	to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.), to be impossible to comprehend	Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
察布査爾報		Qapqal News	Wikipedia definition
察度		Satto	Wikipedia definition
察哈爾省		Chahar Province	Wikipedia definition

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Example Sentences

Example #1

警察が道を見ています。

けいさつがみちをみています

Keisatsu ga michi o miteimasu

The police are watching the street.

Example #2

彼は察しがいいです。

かれはさっしがいいです

Kare wa sasshi ga ii desu

He is perceptive.

Example #3

警察署に行きました。

けいさつしょにいきました

Keisatsusho ni ikimashita

I went to the police station.

Example #4

彼女の気持ちを察しました。

かのじょのきもちをさっしました

Kanojo no kimochi o sasshimashita

I guessed her feelings.

Example #5

警察官が交差点に立っています。

けいさつかんがこうさてんにたっています

Keisatsukan ga kousaten ni tatteimasu

The police officer is standing at the intersection.

Example #6

彼は察する力があります。

かれはさっするちからがあります

Kare wa sassuru chikara ga arimasu

He has the ability to understand others' feelings.

Example #7

警察の仕事は大変です。

けいさつのしごとはたいへんです

Keisatsu no shigoto wa taihen desu

Police work is tough.

Example #8

彼女の気持ちを察してあげました。

かのじょのきもちをさっしてあげました

Kanojo no kimochi o sasshite agemashita

I tried to understand her feelings.

Example #9

警察署で書類を出しました。

けいさつしょでしょるいをだしました

Keisatsusho de shorui o dashimashita

I submitted documents at the police station.

Example #10

彼は察するのが上手です。

かれはさっするのがじょうずです

Kare wa sassuru no ga jouzu desu

He is good at reading the situation.

Example #11

警察の車が通りました。

けいさつのくるまがとおりました

Keisatsu no kuruma ga toorimashita

A police car passed by.

Example #12

友達の気持ちを察しました。

ともだちのきもちをさっしました

Tomodachi no kimochi o sasshimashita

I understood my friend’s feelings.

Example #13

警察が事件を調べています。

けいさつがじけんをしらべています

Keisatsu ga jiken o shirabeteimasu

The police are investigating the incident.

Example #14

察しのいい人はすぐに分かります。

さっしのいいひとはすぐにわかります

Sasshi no ii hito wa sugu ni wakarimasu

A perceptive person understands quickly.

Example #15

警察署で助けを求めました。

けいさつしょでたすけをもとめました

Keisatsusho de tasuke o motomemashita

I asked for help at the police station.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 察

JLPT: n3

Strokes: 14

Grade: 4

Unicode: 5BDF

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