看 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to watch over; look after
Origin
手 "hand" over 目 "eye"; shading the eyes with the hand to look — hence "to watch over."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 看護・看破・看板 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 看護かんご
nursing
- 看板かんばん
signboard
Example
店の看板が新しくなった。
The shop's signboard has been renewed.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)