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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

Kunyomi: み.る, しめ.す

Onyomi: カン

Composition: 𠂉 隹 見

観

Radical

Radical: 見

Reading: みる

Meaning: see

Strokes: 7

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Examples

Examples with audio

観点(かんてん)   point of view

観念(かんねん)   idea, notion

景観(けいかん)   scenery

外観(がいかん)   appearance, exterior

歴史観(れきしかん)   historical viewpoint

先入観(せんにゅうかん)   preconception

主観的な(しゅかんてきな)   subjective

客観的な(きゃっかんてきな)   objective [adj.]

楽観的な(らっかんてきな)   optimistic

悲観的な(ひかんてきな)   pessimistic

観光する(かんこうする)   go sightseeing

観察する(かんさつする)   observe

Onyomi Examples

観 (カン) look, appearance, spectacle, sight, observation meditation, outlook on ..., view of ...

看過 (カンカ) overlooking, turning a blind eye

客観 (キャッカン) objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)

静観 (セイカン) watchful waiting, careful supervision

Kunyomi Examples

見る (みる) to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

観る将 (みるしょう) shogi spectator, shogi fan who enjoys watching matches but does not play

Left-click: rotate, Mouse-wheel/middle-click: zoom, Right-click: pan