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Definition and Synonyms for 観察
| 1. | 監督 | ある人間あるいはグループの緻密な観察（通常警察によって） |
| Surveillance | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) | |
| Synonyms: | サーベイランス, 監督, 監視, 観察 | |
| 2. | ウオッチング | 観察する行為 |
| Observance | the act of observing | |
| Synonyms: | ウォッチング, 観察, 観測 | |
| 3. | 検分 | 見たり観察したりする行為 |
| View | the act of looking or seeing or observing | |
| Synonyms: | 検分, 眺め, 眺める, 観察, 観覧 | |
| 4. | 目する | 注意して見る |
| Observe | watch attentively | |
| Synonyms: | 目する, 見すます, 観察 | |
| 5. | 看取 | 気づくこと、あるいは注意を払うこと |
| Notice | the act of noticing or paying attention | |
| Synonyms: | マーク, 監視, 看取, 観察 | |
| 6. | ウオッチング | 根気よく見ること |
| Observance | taking a patient look | |
| Synonyms: | ウォッチング, 観察, 観測 |
Meanings for each kanji in 観察
| » | 観 | outlook; look; appearance; condition; view |
| » | 察 | guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand |
Categories 観察 is a member of
| 1. | 警察捜査 | 犯罪行為の調査 |
| Police Investigation | the investigation of criminal activities | |
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| 2. | 一見 | 何かに目を向け、視覚的に知覚する行為 |
| Looking At | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually | |
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| 3. | 凝望 | 注意を払って見る |
| Watch | look attentively | |
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| 4. | 傾注 | ある人が（相対的に）他を除外して身の回りのある特徴にだけに集中する過程 |
| Attending | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | |
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Sample Sentences for 観察
南諸島のコミュニティの中にはまったくの正反対の血縁関係のパターンが観察されるであろう。
A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
よき理論というものは、観察によればだいたいのところ誤りや不正確であるとされるような多くの予言を生み出すという事実によって特徴づけられる。
A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.
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