18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

Kun'yomi
  • to see ②to examine ③to try ... ④to see (that) ...
  • しめ
On'yomi
  • look ②spectacle ③outlook on ...

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 89.7%
10.3%

Character Breakdown

outlook, look, appearance
カン み.る しめ.す (4th, N3)
heron(雚) variant
person(人) variant
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
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

idea ②sense (e.g. of duty) ③resignation (to one's fate) ④observation and contemplation
look ②spectacle ③outlook on ...
observation ②opinion
sense of values
watching a (sports) game
to view (cherry) blossoms
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References

Unicode hex code 89B3
JIS X 0208 1-20-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4296
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5538
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1880
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2359
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1212
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1659
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 572
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 614
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 463
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2765
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 567
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34955
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 445
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 604
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 614
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 367
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 890
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 468
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 634
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 302
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 805
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1649
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 579
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c13.7
Four corner code 8621.0
De Roo Code 2357