7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun'yomi
  • to see ②to examine ③to try ... ④to see (that) ...
  • to be seen ②to look ③to come
  • to show ②to make (something or someone) look ... ③to make a show of (doing) ④to resolve to do
On'yomi
  • view (of life, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えるせる 94.7%
ケン 5.3%

Character Breakdown

see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to see ②to examine ③to try ... ④to see (that) ...
to show ②to make (something or someone) look ... ③to make a show of (doing) ④to resolve to do
to be seen ②to look ③to come
to discover ②to locate ③to be used to seeing
splendid ②utter (esp. defeat) ③something worth seeing
to miss ②to let pass (a matter) ③to pass up (e.g. an opportunity) ④to let (a good ball) go by
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References

Unicode hex code 898B
JIS X 0208 1-24-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4284
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5522
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2544
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34796
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 63
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 63
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 67
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 84
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 31
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 62
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 20
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 139
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.3
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1643
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 57
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c2.1
Four corner code 6021.0
De Roo Code 3957