Guessing

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Guessing
察し


察し (さっし) : noun: guessing

 察する (さっする) : verb: to guess and try to understand someone's circumstance without direct or straightforward information, then if possible, help the person even if you have not been asked to do it.


The most beautiful way of 察し is to help the person in silence, so no one will know who actually helped him or her. This is(was?) one of very important factors in Japan culture.


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