This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、み.る
Romaji: kan, mi.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

watch over, see

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1060
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  3-4-5
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  kan1
Unicode:  770b
JIS:  3447

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3220
Nelson Index: 222
New Nelson Index: 3919
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c4.4
Four Corner Index: 2060.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 827
Gakken Index: 1015
Japanese Names Index: 998
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23196
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0192
Remembering the kanji Index: 638
Kanji Flashcards Index: 761
Kodansha Compact Index: 1379
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 842
Kanji in Context Index: 1114
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2051
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2771
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 645
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 688
Essential Kanji Index: 1057
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3992
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2279
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 879

Words

看護 (かんご)
nursing; (army) nurse
看守 (かんしゅ)
jailer; gaoler
看取る (みとる)
to care for the sick
見なす (みなす)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
看破 (かんぱ)
penetration; see through; fathom; reading another's thoughts
看板 (かんばん)
signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead; reputation (of a shop); appearance; look; closing time
看病 (かんびょう)
nursing (a patient)
看る (みる)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
看板娘 (かんばんむすめ)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
看守者 (かんしゅしゃ)
jailer; gaoler
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