観 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「見」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「見」
- On
- カンかん · kan
- Kun
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- Meaning
- to view; observe; look; appearance
Stroke order
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 見 (to see) with 雚 (stork) for sound; to look intently, hence 'to observe'.
Readings and examples
| Onカンかんkan | 観察かんさつ客観きゃっかん壮観そうかん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 観光かんこう
sightseeing
- 観察かんさつ
observation
- 観衆かんしゅう
- 傍観ぼうかん
- 諦観ていかん
- 拱手傍観きょうしゅぼうかん
Example
アサガオの 育ちを 毎日 観察する。
I observe the morning glory's growth every day.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)