Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 看

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Basic Meaning

The kanji means "to look," "to watch," "to observe," or "to examine." It implies a careful and attentive act of looking, often with the intention of understanding or assessing something.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): カン (kan) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): (mi) (as in 見る - , to see/look)

Usage Examples

⚫︎看護師 Translation: Nurse (literally "nurse" or "person who watches over health") ⚫︎見学 Translation: Field trip; Observation (literally "to see" + "to study") ⚫︎看病 Translation: Nursing care (literally "to watch over" + "illness")

Correspondence with Your Native Language

Unfortunately, I cannot provide any information regarding the correspondence of this kanji character with Vietnamese.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - けいせいもじ). The left side is a part of the radical "目" ( - eye), which suggests the meaning, and the right side is "干" (かん - kan), which is a phonetic component, representing the sound. This combination visually represents the act of using the eyes (目) to carefully observe or watch something.

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