漢字道KANJIDO

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カン
Kun
Meaning
to view; observe; look; appearance

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 見 (to see) with 雚 (stork) for sound; to look intently, hence 'to observe'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン観察・客観・壮観

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 観光かんこう

    sightseeing

  • 観察かんさつ

    observation

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

アサガオの 育ちを 毎日 観察する。

I observe the morning glory's growth every day.

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