査察|ささつsasatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 査察する（ささつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 査察します（ささつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 査察しない（ささつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 査察しません（ささつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 査察せず・査察せぬ（ささつせず・ささつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 査察した（ささつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 査察しました（ささつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 査察しなかった（ささつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 査察しませんでした（ささつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 査察して（ささつして） |
| Potential | 査察できる（ささつできる） |
| Passive | 査察される（ささつされる） |
| Causative | 査察させる（ささつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 査察させられる（ささつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 査察すれば（ささつすれば） |
| tara | 査察したら（ささつしたら） |
| Volitional | 査察しよう（ささつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 査察しましょう（ささつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 査察しろ（ささつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym検分けんぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Examining something in person on the spot; 「査察」 is about an authority checking whether rules are being followed.
- Synonym視察しさつNeutralNeutral. Going to a site to see and learn the situation firsthand, as in 「工場を視察する」; 「査察」 is an authority checking for violations.
- Synonym検査けんさNeutralNeutral. Testing or checking against a standard, as in 「健康検査」; 「査察」 is an authority checking whether rules are being followed.
- Synonym調べしらべNeutralNeutral noun. An investigation or questioning; 「査察」 is an authority checking whether rules are being followed.
- Synonym査閲さえつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Inspecting or reviewing something; 「査察」 is an authority checking whether rules are being followed.
- Related点検てんけんNeutralNeutral. Checking one by one for abnormalities—equipment, documents, and processes all fit, as in 「安全点検」; 「査察」 is an authority checking for violations.
- Related調査ちょうさNeutralNeutral. Investigating to uncover how things actually stand; general-purpose, unlike 「査察」, which is an authority checking for violations.
- Related考査こうさWrittenWritten/formal prose. Investigating and evaluating people or their abilities, and also school tests or exams; 「査察」 is an authority checking for violations.
- Related踏査とうさWrittenWritten/formal prose. Investigating on site in person—terrain, ruins, resources; 「査察」 is an authority checking whether rules are being followed.
Use 「査察」 for an authority checking compliance, e.g. tax or nuclear inspections. Visit a site to observe with 「視察」; test against a standard with 「検査」; check item by item with 「点検」; investigate generally with 「調査」. The written 「検分」「査閲」「踏査」「考査」 and the noun 「調べ」 cover other kinds of examining.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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