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What is the Kanji for 'View'? | 観

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'View', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'View' is 観.

    kanji

    Meaning

    View

    Reading

    kunyomi

    mi

    onyomiかん

    kan

    Parts

    Bird See

    Example Word

    観光: sightseeing. The Japanese noun '観光 (かんこう)' refers to 'sightseeing' or 'tourism'. It is commonly used to describe the activity of visiting places of interest, especially when traveling. This word is often associated with leisure travel and exploring new destinations. For example: We went sightseeing in Kyoto「私たちは京都で観光しました」(わたしたちはきょうとでかんこうしました). Sightseeing is popular in this area「この地域では観光が人気です」(このちいきではかんこうがにんきです). The term can also be used in compound words, such as '観光地 (かんこうち)' (tourist spot) or '観光客 (かんこうきゃく)' (tourist).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    18

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    321

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Bird

    kanji

    Meaning

    See

Words Using

This kanji is used in 13 words:

    word

    Meaning

    View

    word

    観光

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

    word

    観念

    Meaning

    Idea, Notion

    word

    観点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

    word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

    word

    観察

    Meaning

    Observation

    word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

    word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

    word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

    word

    観測

    Meaning

    Observation

    word

    観衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

    word

    観客

    Meaning

    Audience

    word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 21 kanji contain the part 隹 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Advance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gather

    kanji

    Meaning

    Miscellaneous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Certain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Infer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Employ, Hire

    kanji

    Meaning

    Detach, Separate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rejoice, Delight

    kanji

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fiber, Maintain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Char, Scorch

    kanji

    Meaning

    Urge, Recommend

    kanji

    Meaning

    Only, Solely

    kanji

    Meaning

    Approve, Semi

    kanji

    Meaning

    Male, Heroic

    kanji

    Meaning

    Female

    kanji

    Meaning

    Elegance, Elegant

    kanji

    Meaning

    One of a pair, Ship counter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Who

    kanji

    Meaning

    Piled high

    kanji

    Meaning

    Oak tree, Oak

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 見 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Parent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Remember, Awake

    kanji

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

    kanji

    Meaning

    Standard, Regulation

    kanji

    Meaning

    See, Look

Learn the Kanji

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What does 観 mean?

観 means 'View'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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