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監 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: カン  ·  Kunyomi: -  ·  Meanings: administer, govt office, official, oversee, rule

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Unicode: 76E3 Strokes: 15
JLPT N1
Meanings
administer, govt office, official, oversee, rule
Onyomi
カン
Kunyomi
Name Readings
けん
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
げん special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi) Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
監督 かんとく supervision, control, superintendence, direction common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
監視 かんし monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
監禁 かんきん confinement, imprisonment, incarceration common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
監査 かんさ inspection, audit, judgement, judgment common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
監督者 かんとくしゃ superintendent, supervisor, warden Noun
監視員 かんしいん observer, watchman, lifeguard Noun
監査役 かんさやく auditor, inspector common Noun
監修 かんしゅう (editorial) supervision, general editorship common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
監察 かんさつ inspection, inspector common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
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