noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. seeing through (e.g. someone's lies), reading (e.g. thoughts), penetrating, detecting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
看破 かんぱ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

watch over, see
み.る カン (6th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
rend, rip, tear
ハ やぶ.る わ.れる (5th, N3)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)