N1
監 meaning and readings
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Kanji
監
N1
- Meaning
- supervise, monitor
- Onyomi
- カン
- Kunyomi
- -
- Formula
- 監 = 臣 + 𠂉 + 一 + 皿。
Story
監 is analyzed as a combination of 臣 (pupils), 𠂉+一 (eyebrows (𠂉) and eyes (一)), 皿 (bowl) and denotes supervise, monitor.
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