察 connects careful attention with understanding what is not immediately stated.
The idea
察 has 14 strokes. Learn 察する（さっする）, 推察（すいさつ）, 観察（かんさつ） and 警察（けいさつ） as whole words. 察する means to sense or infer; 推察 is an inference from evidence.
Examples
- 彼の気持ちを察しました。I sensed how he felt.
- 事情を察して、何も聞きませんでした。I guessed the circumstances and asked nothing.
- 足跡から動物の大きさを推察しました。I inferred the animal’s size from its tracks.
- 先生は子どもたちの様子を観察しました。The teacher observed the children.
- 毎日、植物の成長を観察しています。I observe the plant’s growth every day.
- 警察に道を尋ねました。I asked the police for directions.
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Watch out
観察 means observation, while 推察 is a conclusion drawn from clues. 警察 means police, not the act of guessing.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 察する in hiragana.
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さっする
察する is さっする; the small っ marks a pause before す. It means to sense or infer.
Write the reading of 観察 in hiragana.
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かんさつ
観察 is かんさつ: observing carefully, as in watching a plant grow.
Choose the missing kanji: 推＿（すいさつ）［察／祭］.
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察
察 completes 推察（すいさつ）, an inference from clues such as tracks.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Write the reading of 察する in hiragana.
Write the reading of 観察 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 推＿（すいさつ）［察／祭］.
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