眈 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- にら.む
- Meaning
- to watch intently
Origin
Eye 目 with 冘 as phonetic: to keep a fixed, watchful eye on.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 虎視眈眈こしたんたん
watching for one’s chance as a tiger does
- 眈むにらむ
to keep an eye on
Example
虎視眈眈と機会をうかがう。
They watch for their chance as a tiger does.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)