What is the Kanji for "Look", "Gaze", and "Stare"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Look", "Gaze", and "Stare", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Look", "Gaze", and "Stare" is "眺".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Naga".

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "目" means "Eye" and can be read as "Me" and "Moku". And The kanji "兆" means "Omen" and "Trillion" and can be read as "Chou" and "Kiza".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "眺" mean in japanese?

"眺" means "Look", "Gaze", and "Stare".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

眺める: "View". The Japanese verb '眺める (ながめる)' means 'to view' or 'to gaze upon'. This verb is used to describe the action of observing something, often with a sense of appreciation or contemplation. It can be used to describe looking at a scenic vista, admiring a work of art, or simply observing one's surroundings. For example: I viewed the sunset - (夕日を眺めた). She gazed out over the lake - (湖を眺めた).

眺め: "View". The Japanese noun '眺め (ながめ)' means 'view'. This word refers to a scenic outlook or panorama that can be observed from a particular location. It is often used to describe a pleasant or beautiful vista, such as a mountain landscape or a cityscape. For example: Stunning view from the top of the hill - (丘の上からの素晴らしい眺め). The view from the window is breathtaking - (窓からの眺めは息を呑むほど美しい).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "が" is read as "ga".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.