Memory phrase for the character: 看

看

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Meaning

watch (over)

Pronunciation

KAN

Explanation

 Top: hand 手, below: eye 目.

Mnemonic
 
The hand shades the eye while watching over.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.




 Vocabulary

看護婦 かんごふ  (female) nurse
看護師 かんごし  (hospital) nurse, registered nurse
看板 かんばん  sign, signboard, doorplate
看病 かんびょう  nursing (a patient)

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