inspect

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 察 conveys inspection or understanding; its on-reading is さつ.
• Basic usage: 察する（さっする） means to infer or understand someone's circumstances, while 観察（かんさつ） means observation of a subject.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Understanding from clues and examining directly
  • 察する is used for inferring a result from an expression or understanding another person's circumstances. It is read さっする, with a small っ before する.
  • 観察 is used for examining a leaf's surface with a magnifying glass or recording the results of observations. In this word, 察 is read さつ.