察 Kanji – guess
The Japanese kanji 察 can mean guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand.
Meaning and Readings
How is 察 read?
察 has the onyomi reading サツ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as satsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 察
These common Japanese words contain 察. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 監察（かんさつ） — inspection, inspector
- 観察（かんさつ） — observation, survey, watching
- 警察（けいさつ） — police
- 警察官（けいさつかん） — police officer, policeman, policewoman
- 警察署（けいさつしょ） — police station
- 警察庁（けいさつちょう） — National Police Agency, NPA
- 検察（けんさつ） — criminal investigation, prosecution
- 考察（こうさつ） — consideration, inquiry, enquiry, investigation, study
- 査察（ささつ） — inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 察する（さっする） — to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge
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