What is the Kanji for "Watch", "Supervise", and "Oversee"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Watch", "Supervise", and "Oversee", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Watch", "Supervise", and "Oversee" is "監".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

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 "皿" means "Dish" and "Plate" and can be read as "Sara". And The kanji "臣" means "Servant" and "Retainer" and can be read as "Jin" and "Shin".

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

What does the kanji "監" mean in japanese?

"監" means "Watch", "Supervise", and "Oversee".

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

Here are some words that use this kanji:

監査: "Audit". The Japanese noun '監査 (かんさ)' means 'audit'. It refers to the systematic examination and verification of a company's or organization's accounts and records, usually by an independent auditor. This process is conducted to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial statements and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. For example: The annual audit of the company's accounts was completed - (会社の決算監査が完了した). The government conducted an audit of the hospital's finances - (政府が病院の財務監査を行った).

監視: "Supervision" or "Monitoring". The Japanese noun '監視 (かんし)' means 'supervision' or 'monitoring'. It refers to the act of closely observing or overseeing something or someone, often for the purpose of control, security, or safety. For example: The police are monitoring the situation - (警察は監視している). Strict supervision is required - (厳重な監視が必要だ).

監督: "Direct". The verbal noun '監督 (かんとく)' means 'to direct'. It refers to the act of overseeing, managing, or leading a group or organization, such as a film crew, sports team, company, etc. The supervisor or director is responsible for making important decisions and guiding the work of others. For example: The director oversaw the filming of the movie - (監督は映画の撮影を監督した). She is a talented director - (彼女は才能のある監督だ).

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 "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

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.