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Kanji Detail for 眺 - "to gaze, view, to look out"

眺

  • Meaning

    眺 means "to gaze, view, to look out."

    1. Gaze - To look steadily at something distant.

    2. View - A scene seen from a particular place.

    3. Look out - To watch; to survey the surroundings.

    4. Scenery - A landscape; a vista.

  • Words using 眺

    • 眺める ながめる Listen to look at; to gaze at; to watch
    • 眺め ながめ Listen scene; view; prospect

  • Tattoo check: 眺

    • Verified meaning: to gaze, view, to look out
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ながむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 眺

    Given names 眺(ながむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stare; watch; look at; see; scrutinize

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    look at, gaze at, scan, survey

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to gaze into the distance

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to gaze, to look at; to scan, to survey

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

    To look far away.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    naga.meru(なが-める) なが-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to gaze view to look out scenery stare behold contemplate distant examine observe overlook peer scan scrutinize see sight survey watch panorama

Sentences including 眺

  • What a beautiful view !

  • The new building cut the view from my window.

  • John sat looking out of the window.

  • The view from this room is wonderful.

  • He would sit and look at the sea for hours.

  • He would sit and look at the sea for hours.

  • He sat looking out of the window.

  • This room has fine view of the mountain.

  • We can get a beautiful view of the sea from the hill.

  • They were looking on the beautiful garden.

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