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Kanji 監

15 strokes

Meaning

oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
15
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#408 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15

Words with 監

  • 監督

    かんとく

    supervision, control, (movie) director

    N3
  • 監視

    かんし

    observation, guarding, surveillance

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれは才能さいのうのある若わかい監督かんとくだ。

    He's a talented young director.

  • 市民しみんプールの監視かんしの仕事しごとに応募おうぼしました。

    I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.

  • 会計かいけい監査かんさがあった。

    The accounts have been audited.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

KanjiMeaningOn'yomiKun'yomiStrokes

Other kanji with radical “dish” 皿