察 police

(crown) + 祭 (festival)
★★★★☆
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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.

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Synonyms

guess
推測する    推理    察する    xxx/ 推察    推定    推す    憶測