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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 23

Meaning: specimen, take warning from, learn from

Kunyomi: かんが.みる, かがみ

Onyomi: カン

Composition: 金 監

鑑

Radical

Radical: 金

Meaning: metal, gold

Reading: かね

Frequency: 806

Alternative forms:

釒(alt radical position hen)

金

Examples

Onyomi Examples

鑑賞 (カンショウ) appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

監査 (カンサ) inspection, audit, judgement, judgment

印鑑 (インカン) stamp, seal

名鑑 (メイカン) directory, list

Kunyomi Examples

鑑みる (かんがみる) to take into account, to bear in mind, to consider, to learn from, to take warning from

鑑 (かがみ) model, pattern, paragon, exemplar

手鑑 (てかがみ) collection of handwriting (usu. old), model, example

武士の鑑 (ぶしのかがみ) paragon of knighthood

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