眺 – stare, watch, look at

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1726 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 眺 means stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なが.める (nagameru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	なが.める	nagameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: 目・儿・冫.

Words using 眺

眺めながめscene眺めるながめるto look at

Example sentences

眺めのよい部屋をお願いします。

I'd like a room with a good view.

Tatoeba #126084

何時間も海を眺めた。

I gazed at the sea for hours.

Tatoeba #187417

Kanji with the same radical

相目県直真着督省看瞬眠盾眼睡盲瞳

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