観察(かんさつ)

かんさつ
noun / suru-verb
observation
1. observation, watching, study
The act of carefully watching or examining something to learn about it.
観察(かんさつ)日記(にっき)をつける。
To keep an observation diary.
Common in school science classes
鳥(とり)を観察(かんさつ)するのが好(す)きだ。
I like observing birds.
子(こ)どもたちが夏休(なつやす)みの宿題(しゅくだい)で植物(しょくぶつ)の成長(せいちょう)を観察(かんさつ)している。
The children are observing plant growth for their summer homework.

観察(かんさつ) means observation or the act of carefully watching something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 観察(かんさつ)する (to observe)
  • 観察(かんさつ)日記(にっき) (observation diary)
  • 観察(かんさつ)力(りょく) (power of observation)
  • 観察(かんさつ)眼(がん)/観察(かんさつ)眼(め) (observational eye)

USAGE CONTEXTS:

  • Science: 実験(じっけん)観察(かんさつ) (experimental observation)
  • Nature: 自然(しぜん)観察(かんさつ) (nature observation)
  • Medicine: 経過(けいか)観察(かんさつ) (progress monitoring)
  • Childcare: 保育(ほいく)観察(かんさつ) (childcare observation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 観察(かんさつ): careful, scientific observation
  • 見(み)る: general looking/watching
  • 監視(かんし): surveillance, monitoring
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Added 2026.1.11 18:13 · Revised 2026.2.23 13:46
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