Memory phrase for the character: 鑑
鑑
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Meaning
example, model, specimen
Pronunciation
KAN kanga miru
Explanation
Left: metal/gold 金, right: watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
Mnemonic
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Due to its value its inventory is constantly monitored:) The way the gold is supervised is exemplary.
Radicals
金
gold, metal This radical is always on the left side of a character.
監
supervise
臣
retainer, tributary, vasal Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
lying person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
皿
bowl
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Vocabulary
印鑑
いんかん
stamp, seal
1183
図鑑
ずかん
illustrated book, picture book
1552
年鑑
ねんかん
yearbook
2265
鑑賞
かんしょう
appreciation
6194
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