Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1726 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize

Kunyomi: なが.める

Onyomi: チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: eye

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チョウボウ prospect, view, outlook

望権 チョウボウケン right to a view

Kunyomi Examples

める ながめる to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at, to look out over, to get a view of, to admire (e.g. the scenery), to look on (from the sidelines), to stand by and watch, to observe