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看 - Watch Over
To Watch Over carefully, the hand shades the eye, just as ancient sentries once held a hand above their brow to scan the horizon for danger. This gesture, still familiar in Japan when searching for something in bright sunlight, links perfectly to the kanji’s meaning of vigilance.
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看 - Watch Over
Index #1127
Grade 6
9 strokes
JLPT Level: N1
Readings: カン
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

かんびょう 看病
nursing, nursing care
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かんばん 看板
signboard, sign
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