観
観 — Outlook
outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiみる (miru)
Kun’yomiしめす (shimesu)
Stroke order (18 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 観
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 観客 | かんきゃく kankyaku | spectator; audience |
| 観点 | かんてん kanten | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint |
| 価値観 | かちかん kachikan | sense of values; values; value system |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
Study notes
観 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #476 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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