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supervise 監
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監
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| supervise, oversee, observe, watch
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Top: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), right: horizontal person  looking at a surface of water/mirror 一, below: a plate 皿
A retainer and a lying person are mirrored in the plate they supervise / observe.
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艦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| warship, battleship
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Left: boat/ship 舟, right: supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
A ship that supervises is a warship.
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鑑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| example, model, specimen
kangamiru, KAN
金
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臣
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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.)
Due to its value its inventory is constantly monitored:) The way the gold is supervised is exemplary.
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濫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| flood, overflow, inundate
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Left: water 氵, right: supervise, observe 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
The water has to be supervised to avoid floodings.
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藍
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| indigo
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: to watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
(It's used for dyeing:) The plant that "supervises" is the: indigo blue.
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