監かん視し

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監視する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	監かん視しする	監かん視ししない
Polite	監かん視しします	監かん視ししません
Past polite	監かん視ししました	監かん視ししませんでした
Past	監かん視しした	監かん視ししなかった
Te-form	監かん視しして	監かん視ししないで
Desire	監かん視ししたい	監かん視ししたくない
Potential	監かん視しできる	監かん視しできない
Passive	監かん視しされる	監かん視しされない
Causative	監かん視しさせる	監かん視しさせない
Causative passive	監かん視しさせられる	監かん視しさせられない
Volitional	監かん視ししよう
Polite volitional	監かん視ししましょう
Imperative	監かん視ししろ	監かん視しするな
Conditional	監かん視しすれば	監かん視ししなければ
Tara conditional	監かん視ししたら	監かん視ししなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

monitoring; surveillance; observation; watching

Covers systematic watching, often for security, safety, or supervision. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

防ぼう犯はんカメラが店てん内ないを監かん視ししている。
Security cameras are monitoring the inside of the store.
警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの動うごきを監かん視しし続つづけた。
The police kept the suspect's movements under surveillance.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を監かん視しするto keep someone under surveillance
警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを監かん視しした。
The police kept the suspect under surveillance.
〈場ば所しょ〉を監かん視しするto monitor a location
カメラで駅えきの入いり口ぐちを監かん視ししている。
The station entrance is monitored by camera.
〈人ひと〉の監かん視し下かに置おくto place someone under surveillance
彼かれは警けい察さつの監かん視し下かに置おかれた。
He was placed under police surveillance.
監かん視しを強きょう化かするto strengthen surveillance
国こっ境きょうでの監かん視しを強きょう化かすることになった。
It was decided to strengthen surveillance at the border.

Kanji

監oversee, official, govt office
視inspection, regard as, see

Related words· 15

観かん察さつN3
観察 is neutral observation done for study or interest, while 監視 implies watching specifically for security, control, or potential trouble.
見み張はり
見張り is a concrete, often physical act of keeping lookout or guard duty, whereas 監視 can also refer to systematic or electronic surveillance.
警けい戒かいN2
警戒 emphasizes being alert or on guard against danger, while 監視 focuses on the ongoing act of watching or tracking someone or something.
サーベイランス
監視 is the native, everyday word for watching over or monitoring something, while サーベイランス is a technical loanword mainly used in specialized fields like epidemiology or security.

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モニタリング
監視 is a native Japanese term for watching or guarding against wrongdoing, while モニタリング is a loanword stressing systematic, often data-driven observation.
ウォッチ
監視 implies systematic or official surveillance, whereas ウォッチ (in its 'watching/monitoring' sense) is a lighter, more casual way of keeping an eye on something like market trends.
尾び行こう
監視 means watching or monitoring, often from a fixed position, whereas 尾行 involves actively moving to follow a person unseen.
見み張はるN1
監視する is a more formal, systematic word for surveillance or monitoring, whereas 見張る is the everyday word for standing watch or keeping a lookout.
傍ぼう受じゅ
監視 means general surveillance or watching over something, whereas 傍受 is specifically about intercepting transmitted signals or communications.
モニターN2
監視 is the native Japanese word for watching over or surveilling something, while モニター is a loanword covering both the device and the act of monitoring, often in a technical or commercial sense.
偵てい察さつN1
偵察 is a one-time or short mission to gather information, whereas 監視 means ongoing surveillance or watching over time.
にらむN2
監視する is a neutral, formal term for watching over someone or something, while 睨む implies suspicion or wariness toward the person being watched.
監かん察さつ
監視 means watching or surveilling continuously, while 監察 refers to a more formal, periodic act of inspection or audit.
見み守まもるN1
監視する implies watching for control or security, often with suspicion, whereas 見守る implies watching with concern or protection.
マークN1
監視 is a more formal word for watching or surveillance, while マーク in this sense is used specifically for closely watching a person, often in sports.

Don't confuse with

監かん査さ
監視 means surveillance or watching over something continuously, while 監査 is a formal, periodic audit or examination of records or practices.
監かん禁きんN1
監視 means to watch or keep surveillance over someone, whereas 監禁 means to physically confine them; the two share the kanji 監 but describe different actions.

Word family· 25

監かん視し下か
under surveillance; supervised
監かん視し員いん
observer; watchman; lifeguard
監かん視し哨しょう
observation post
監かん視し塔とう
watchtower; observation tower
監かん視し局きょく
monitor; monitoring station

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監かん視し所じょ
lookout post; observation point; monitoring station
監かん視し網もう
surveillance network
監かん視し者しゃ
guardian; watchman; observer
監かん視し船せん
patrol boat
価か格かく監かん視し
price monitoring; price observation

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Etymology

Compound of 監 (inspect, oversee) and 視 (look, watch). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of watching over or supervising.