察 – guess, presume, surmise

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The kanji 察 means guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サツ (satsu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サツ	satsu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 宀 (Kangxi radical 40). Components: ノ・示・二・小・宀・癶.

Words using 察

警察けいさつpolice診察しんさつmedical examination観察かんさつobservation視察しさつinspection

Example sentences

その場合には警察を呼びなさい。

In that case, call the police.

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医者は私ののどを診察した。

The doctor examined my throat.

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科学は観察に基づいている。

Science rests upon observation.

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Kanji with the same radical

定実家安官容宅害宮審守室客完富寄

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