看

watch over, see

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

み.る

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1060

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
看過	カンカ	overlooking; turning a blind eye
看護	カンゴ	nursing; (army) nurse
看護婦	カンゴフ	(female) nurse
看板	カンバン	signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead; reputation (of a shop); name; appearance; look; show; closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time
看病	カンビョウ	nursing (a patient)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
看る	みる	to look after (often medically); to take care of
看做す	みなす	to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
表看板	おもてかんばん	sign out in front; front (for someone)
看破る	みやぶる	to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
付き添い看護婦	つきそいかんごふ	(female) private nurse; patient attendant

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

neck, counter for songs and poems

shield, escutcheon, pretext

don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

price, cost, value

springtime, spring (season)

blind, blind man, ignoramus

obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion

someone, person

incense, smell, perfume