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: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる
Romaji: ken, mi.ru, mi.eru, mi.seru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  147
Frequency:  22
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-5-2
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xian4
Unicode:  898b
JIS:  382B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2544
Nelson Index: 4284
New Nelson Index: 5522
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c2.1
Four Corner Index: 6021.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 18
Gakken Index: 48
Japanese Names Index: 518
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34796
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0316
Remembering the kanji Index: 57
Busy People Index: 2.3
Kanji Way Index: 20
Kanji Flashcards Index: 84
Kodansha Compact Index: 1643
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 31
Kanji in Context Index: 139
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1615
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2201
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 57
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 61
Essential Kanji Index: 23
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3151
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3957
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 67
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 62

Words

(けん)
view (of life, etc.); outlook
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
意見 (いけん)
opinion; view; comment
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
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looking; viewing
見せる (みせる)
to show; to display
見える (みえる)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear; to come
外見 (がいけん、そとみ)
outward appearance
見つかる (みつかる)
to be found; to be discovered
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