監
監 — Oversee
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 監
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 監査役 | かんさやく kansayaku | auditor; inspector |
| 監査 | かんさ kansa | inspection; audit; judgement |
| 監禁 | かんきん kankin | confinement; imprisonment; incarceration |
| 監察 | かんさつ kansatsu | inspection; inspector |
Study notes
監 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #408 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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