# 察 — perceive; surmise

察 means “perceive; surmise”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: サツ (satsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: perceive; surmise
- On'yomi: サツ (satsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 察

Under the roof (宀) at a festival (祭), you notice what no one says.

Parts: 宀 roof · 祭 festival

## Don't confuse it with

[擦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scrape/) · [際](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occasion/) · [祭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/festival/) · [崇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/venerate/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[想](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/imagine/) · [念](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/keep-in-mind/) · [観](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/observe/) · [察](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perceive/) · [識](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discern/) · [忘](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/forget/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perceive/. Last updated 2026-11-01.