“Look” or “Watch” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “看”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “看” means “Watch over”, “Look carefully” or “Take care” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “看”
Jouyou Kanji “看” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
9 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
かん(kan) |
Kun-Yomi |
み(る)(mi(ru)) |
Meanings |
Watch, Look carefully |
Watch over, Take care |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “看”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
看過(かんか-ka n ka) |
Overlooking, Turning a blind eye |
看客(かんかく or かんきゃく-ka n ka ku (or) ka n kya ku) |
Spectators, Watcher, Witness, Viewer, Looker, Audience |
看貫(かんかん-ka n ka n) |
Weighing machine, Scale |
看経(かんきん-ka n ki n) |
Silent reading of sutra, Reading the Buddhist scriptures |
看護(かんご-ka n go) |
Nursing, Nursing care |
看護婦(かんごふ-ka n go fu) |
Female nurse |
看守(かんしゅ-ka n shu) |
Prison guard, Guard, Gaoler, Jailer |
看取(かんしゅ-ka n shu) |
Seeing through, Perceiving, Noticing |
看破(かんぱ-ka n pa) |
Seeing through (e.g. someone’s lies), Reading (e.g. thoughts), Penetrating, Detecting |
看板(かんばん-ka n ba n) |
Signboard, Billboard, Hoarding |
看病(かんびょう-ka n byo u) |
Nursing, Tending the sick, Care of the sick |
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