Japanese symbol for “infer”
察知
さっち
Romaji: satchi
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on
In Japanese, infer is 察知, read さっち (satchi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “infer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推す | おす osu | to infer (from); to deduce; to gather |
| 計る | はかる hakaru | to conjecture; to infer; to surmise |
| 割り出す | わりだす waridasu | to deduce; to infer; to conclude |
| 偲ぶ | しのぶ shinobu | to imagine; to guess; to infer |
| うかがい知る | うかがいしる ukagaishiru | to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
| 視察 | しさつ shisatsu | inspection; observation |
| 偵察 | ていさつ teisatsu | scouting; reconnaissance |
| 診察 | しんさつ shinsatsu | medical examination; checkup; consultation |
| 知る | しる shiru | to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of) |
| 知識 | ちしき chishiki | knowledge; information |
See also: Chinese symbol for “infer”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.