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Kanji Detail for 視 - "see, watch, observe"

視

  • Meaning

    視 means "see, watch, observe."

    1. See - To look at carefully; to observe.

    2. Watch - To monitor; to supervise.

    3. Regard - To consider; to view.

    4. Compare - To examine; to evaluate.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    inspection; regard as; see; look at

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    look at, inspect, observe, see

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To look carefully. Examining things in detail is called 視. Such as 視學 (inspection of schools), and the like. Also starting to attend to duties is called 視事. | To treat. Such as Mencius says treating ministers like hands and feet, like dogs and horses, like grass and dirt. | The meaning of comparison. Such as saying something is comparatively better is 視此為佳.
  • Onyomitip

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    mi.ru(みる) みる

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    見 (miru)

  • Related Keywords
    see look watch observe view regard consider monitor supervise inspect examine perceive gaze sight vision attention scrutinize compare survey oversee

Sentences including 視

  • He disregarded my advice.

  • You should emphasize that fact.

  • I have good eyesight.

  • I have poor eyesight.

  • They went out of sight at last.

  • Her eyes fell on the baby.

  • I believe the police will ignore you.

  • He looked her right in the eye.

  • The accident deprived him of his sight.

  • They went out of sight at last.

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