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JLPT N29画 · 9 strokesradical

look after, watch, guard, inspect

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • み.bる
  • かんが.える

Meanings across languages

English
look after, watch, guard, inspect
Tiếng Việt
nhìn, canh, giám sát
日本語
見る, 監視する, 見守る

Common compounds

  • 看護かんごnursing
  • 看板かんばんsignboard, billboard
  • 看守かんしゅprison guard, watchman
  • 監視かんしmonitoring, supervision

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