看
看 — Watch over
watch over, see
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiみる (miru)
Stroke order (9 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 看
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看護婦 | かんごふ kangofu | (female) nurse |
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing; (army) nurse |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 看る | みる miru | to look after (often medically); to take care of |
| 看過 | かんか kanka | overlooking; turning a blind eye |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
Study notes
看 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1060 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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