noun
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment
Refers to the act of inferring or reading between the lines, often based on subtle cues or context. Commonly used in phrases like 察しがいい (perceptive) and 察しがつく (can guess).
彼は察しがいいから、説明しなくてもわかってくれる。
He's perceptive, so he understands without me having to explain.
その様子でだいたい察しがついた。
I could pretty much guess from the way things looked.