鑑
鑑 — Specimen
specimen, take warning from, learn from
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiかんがみる (kangamiru)
Kun’yomiかがみ (kagami)
Stroke order (23 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 鑑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鑑定 | かんてい kantei | judgement; judgment; expert opinion |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう kanshou | appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.) |
| 印鑑 | いんかん inkan | stamp; seal |
| 図鑑 | ずかん zukan | pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん nenkan | yearbook; almanac; annual |
| 名鑑 | めいかん meikan | directory; list |
Study notes
鑑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 23 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1391 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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