眺
眺 — Stare
stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiながめる (nagameru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 眺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眺める | ながめる nagameru | to look at; to gaze at; to watch |
| 眺め | ながめ nagame | scene; view; prospect |
| 眺望 | ちょうぼう choubou | view; vista; panorama |
Study notes
眺 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1726 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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