看
watch over, see
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- み.る
Meaning
看 centers on directing one's gaze to observe or supervise: watching over someone or something, or simply seeing with attention.
Most common words using 看
20 of 114- 看護かんごN1
nursing; (army) nurse
- 看板かんばんN2
signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
- 看守かんしゅ
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
- 看病かんびょうN2
nursing (a patient)
- 看るみる
to look after (often medically); to take care of
- 看板娘かんばんむすめ
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
- 看過かんか
overlooking; turning a blind eye
- 看破かんぱ
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
- 看取りみとり
nursing; caring for the sick
- 看取るみとる
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
- 看護婦かんごふN4
(female) nurse
- 看護師かんごしN4
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
- 准看護婦じゅんかんごふ
(female) assistant nurse; practical nurse
- 立て看板たてかんばん
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
- 表看板おもてかんばん
sign out in front; front (for someone)
- 付き添い看護婦つきそいかんごふ
(female) private nurse; patient attendant
- 一枚看板いちまいかんばん
leading player; prima donna; box-office star
- オペ看オペかん
operating room nurse
- ヤマザキ動物看護大学ヤマザキどうぶつかんごだいがく
Yamazaki University of Animal Nursing
- 三重県立看護大学みえけんりつかんごだいがく
Mie Prefectural College Of Nursing
Study
Etymology
看 combines 龵 (a variant of 手, hand) above 目 (eye), suggesting a hand shading the eye to look carefully. This is a well-established component explanation.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part looks like a hand (龵) held above an eye (目). Picture someone shielding their eyes from the sun to watch over a distant scene.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a guard watching over a camp with a can of food: can -> カン, and the guard keeps a careful eye on everything.