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察

guess
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JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. guessRtK
    警察はそのエリアを封鎖した。The police have blocked off the area.tatoeba
    彼は人を観察するのが趣味だ。He finds pleasure in watching people.tatoeba
  2. presume
  3. surmise
  4. judge
  5. understand
  1. to guess
  2. to sense
  3. to presume
  4. to judge
  5. to sympathize with

Popular Usage

警察観察診察

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · ritual · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · crotch · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1184

Compound words

警察けいさつ
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
観察かんさつ
observation; survey; watching
診察しんさつ
medical examination; checkup; consultation
観察するかんさつする
to observe
監察かんさつ
inspection; inspector
検察けんさつ
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
考察こうさつ
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
査察ささつ
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
察知さっち
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of
視察しさつ
inspection; observation
偵察ていさつ
scouting; reconnaissance
洞察どうさつ
discernment; insight
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
察するさっする
to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge; to sympathize with
検察官けんさつかん
public prosecutor
検察庁けんさつちょう
Public Prosecutors Office
推察すいさつ
guess
亮察りょうさつ
consideration
諒察りょうさつ
consideration
憫察びんさつ
taking pity upon
檢察けんさつ
criminal investigation
觀察かんさつ
observation

Additional Examples

彼は洞察力のある人だ。
He is a man of vision.tatoeba
彼は人間の心理に対する深い洞察力を持っている。
He has a deep insight into human psychology.tatoeba
彼は人を観察するのが趣味だ。
He finds pleasure in watching people.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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