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監 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「皿」

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4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「皿」
On
カンかん · kan
Kun
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Meaning
oversee; watch over

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカンかんkan監視かんし監督かんとく総監そうかん

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

More words with this kanji

  • 監獄かんごく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

工事(こうじ)は市(し)が監視(かんし)している。

The city is keeping watch over the construction.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 皿Map of reading カンAll maps

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