JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 察: "guess, presume, surmise"
The kanji 察 means "guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サツ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 477 of 2,501 |
Common words with 察
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 警察police · police officer
- 察するto guess; to sense; to presume; to judge · to sympathize with; to sympathise with
- 観察observation; survey; watching
- 察知to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on
- 察しconsideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
- 視察inspection; observation
- 警察官police officer; policeman; policewoman
- 偵察scouting; reconnaissance
- 診察medical examination; checkup; consultation
- 推察guess; conjecture; surmise
- 考察consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
- 察するにpresumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...
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