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覧

perusal, see

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラン

Kun'yomi

  • み.る

Meaning

覧 centers on the act of looking over something carefully or broadly: perusing, inspecting, or seeing with attention.

Most common words using 覧

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  • 一覧いちらん

    look; glance; sight; having a look at; looking over; glancing through; running one's eyes over

  • 閲覧えつらん
    N1

    inspection; reading; perusal

  • ご覧ごらん
    N2

    (please) try to

  • 展覧てんらん

    exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display

  • 観覧かんらん
    N1

    viewing

  • 博覧はくらん

    extensive reading; wide knowledge

  • 遊覧ゆうらん

    sightseeing

  • 回覧かいらん
    N1

    circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

  • 内覧ないらん

    preview (of an exhibition); private viewing; preliminary inspection

  • 観覧席かんらんせき

    seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers

  • 万国博覧会ばんこくはくらんかい

    world fair; international exposition

  • 要覧ようらん

    outline; summary; survey; handbook

  • 便覧びんらん

    handbook; manual; compendium

  • 高覧こうらん

    (your) perusal; (your) inspection

  • 総覧そうらん

    general survey; looking through; looking over

  • 縦覧じゅうらん

    inspection; unrestricted viewing; reading

  • 天覧てんらん

    imperial inspection

  • 展覧会てんらんかい
    N4

    exhibition

  • 博覧会はくらんかい
    N1

    exhibition; exposition; expo; fair

  • 一覧表いちらんひょう

    list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog

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Etymology

覧 is the modern simplified form of 覽. The older form combines 見 (see) with 監 (oversee), suggesting looking or inspecting. The modern simplification replaces the upper part with a simpler shape.

Meaning mnemonic

The bottom 見 means see, and the upper part resembles an eye under a roof, like a supervisor looking over documents. Together, 覧 is perusing or inspecting.

Reading mnemonic

For ラン, imagine running your eyes over a document: run -> ラン, and you peruse it carefully.