Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: dish

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カンゴク prison

カンキン confinement

ソウカン inspector general, commissioner

シュウカン imprisonment