inspection, regard as, see, look at
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- み.る
About this kanji
The kanji 視 means to see or look at, and it is often used in contexts that involve observation or inspection. It can be used as a verb, み.る, meaning 'to see,' as well as in various noun phrases. Common compounds include 監視 (かんし), which means 'monitoring,' often related to surveillance; 視覚 (しかく), meaning 'sight' or 'sense of sight'; and 視察 (しさつ), which refers to 'inspection' typically for evaluation purposes. Another helpful compound is 視点 (してん), meaning 'point of view' or 'perspective.' It's interesting to note that while 視 is primarily connected to seeing, it can also imply the act of considering or regarding something in a broader sense.
Example sentences
彼女は視力が良い。
She has good eyesight.
Meanings across languages
- English
- inspection, regard as, see, look at
- Tiếng Việt
- kiểm tra, đánh giá, nhìn, nhìn vào
- 日本語
- 視察, 見なす, 見る, 見る
- 한국어
- 검사, 간주하다, 보다, 바라보다
- 中文
- 检查, 视为, 看见, 看
- id
- pengamatan
- th
- การตรวจสอบ
- es
- inspección
- fr
- inspection
- de
- Inspektion
- pt
- inspeção
Common compounds
- 監視かんしmonitoring, watching, observation
- 視覚しかく(sense of) sight, eyesight, vision
- 視察しさつinspection, observation
- 視線しせんone's line of sight, one's gaze, one's eyes (looking)
- 視点してんpoint of view, viewpoint, angle
- 視野しやfield of vision, view, one's outlook (e.g. on life)
- 重視じゅうしregarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of
- 警視庁けいしちょうMetropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
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