Vocabulary

What does 察する (さっする, sassuru) mean?

察する (さっする, sassuru) means to guess, sense; to sympathize with, understand.

Quick facts
Readingさっする
Romajisassuru
Part of speechtransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
さっする
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsassuru

to guess, sense; to sympathize with, understand

  1. 1vs-s · transitive to guess; to sense; to presume
  2. 2vs-s · transitive to sympathize with; to sympathise with

Example sentences

  • I guessed the situation from the expression on their face.

  • I sensed his feelings from his expression.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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