# 察 police

(crown) + 祭 (festival)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

SATSU |

## Mnemonic

| I SAW TWO police at the festival, wearing crowns.

## Kunyomi

さっ*する | CULTURAL CODE WORD. To infer the feelings of other people (usually in the sense of being a good host or sentitive friend) (as opposed to 気が利く , which refers to actually physically doing something for that person, based on what you さっするed!). CCW ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

警察(けいさつ) | police ★★★★★ NP 警 (the fuzz) + 察 (police) = 警察 (police)
推察(すいさつ) | guess or speculate ★★★☆☆ 推 (infer) + 察 (police) = 推察 (guess or speculate ) to guess or speculate about the meaning of someone's behavior or words. 推察 is only used when you have no real proof.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭
際 | edge | TOWN |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手

When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,

the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.

Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.

## Used In

- 擦

## Synonyms

guess 推測する 推理 察する xxx/ 推察 推定 推す 憶測