鑑 – specimen, take warning from, learn from

23 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1391 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 鑑 means specimen, take warning from, learn from. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かんが.みる、かがみ (kangamiru, kagami). It is written with 23 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	かんが.みる	kangamiru
Kun’yomi	かがみ	kagami

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: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・皿・臣・二・乞.

Words using 鑑

年鑑ねんかんyearbook鑑賞かんしょうappreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)図鑑ずかんpictorial book印鑑いんかんstamp

Example sentences

この年鑑には美しい写真がたくさん載っている。

This yearbook is illustrated with a lot of beautiful photographs.

Tatoeba #220218

よい音楽を鑑賞することはそれほど難しいことではない。

It is not so difficult to appreciate good music.

Tatoeba #192916

昔は、平気で昆虫触れたのに、今は、図鑑を見るだけでもだめ。

When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them.

Tatoeba #142413

Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鉱銘鋭銅鏡釣

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