監
administer, govt office, official, oversee, rule

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

けん

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:408

Vocabulary

カン

WordReadingMeaning
監禁カンキンconfinement; imprisonment; incarceration
監獄カンゴクprison
監査役カンサヤクauditor; inspector
監察カンサツinspection; inspector
監視カンシmonitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout

Other

WordReadingMeaning
現場監督げんばかんとくfield overseer; site foreman
学監がっかんdean
出監しゅっかんleaving prison
監視所かんしじょlookout post; observation point
在監の長ざいかんのおさprison warden

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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excessive, overflow, spread out
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艦
warship
Grade 8JLPT 1
堅
hard, reliable, solid, strict, tight, tough
Grade 8JLPT 1
鑑
learn from, specimen, take warning from
Grade 8JLPT 1
覧
perusal, see
Grade 6JLPT 1
臨
attend, call on, confront, face, look to, meet
Grade 6JLPT 1
壁
fence, lining (stomach), wall
Grade 8JLPT 1
睡
die, drowsy, sleep
Grade 8JLPT 1
距
fetlock, long-distance, spur
Grade 8JLPT 1
臣
retainer, subject
Grade 4JLPT 2