01
監督
かんとく
director
Meanings
- oversee
- official
- govt office
- rule
- administer
Readings
Onyomi
- カン
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
監視
かんし
monitoring
03
監査
かんさ
audit
04
監修
かんしゅう
supervision
05
監獄
かんごく
prison
06
監禁
かんきん
confinement
Compare Kanji
01覧Component89%perusal, seeThe watchful frame carries into 覧, where 見 makes the idea of looking explicit.02鑑Variant93%specimen, take warning fromAdding metal to 監 produces 鑑, so the original inspection shape stays easy to spot.03臨Shape82%look to, faceBoth complex forms feel official; 臨 replaces the plate base with a row of mouths.04督Meaning84%coach, commandSupervising in 監 pairs naturally with the oversight and command sense in 督.05観Meaning78%outlook, lookObservation sits near supervision: 観 focuses on viewing, while 監 adds authority.06皿Component66%dish, a helpingThe plate base 皿 anchors 監 at the bottom and makes the dense kanji less mysterious.