🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

観察

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kansatsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Observation/ˌɒb.zɜːrˈveɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"観察は科学研究において重要です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of observing something or someone carefully in order to gain information.

    "The scientist made careful observations during the experiment."
  2. 2

    A remark or comment based on something one has seen or experienced.

    "Her observation about the weather was quite insightful."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'observation' originates from the Latin 'observatio', which means 'watching over'. It evolved through Middle French 'observation' in the 14th century, retaining the core meaning of careful watching or monitoring.

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