漢字道KANJIDO

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カン
Kun
Meaning
oversee; watch over

Origin

ORIGIN

A person bending over a basin of water to see a reflection — to look closely, to oversee.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン監視・監督・総監

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 監督かんとく

    director; supervisor

  • 監視かんし

    surveillance

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

工事は市が監視している。

The city is keeping watch over the construction.

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