JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 眺: "stare, watch, look at"
The kanji 眺 means "stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and なが.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なが.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1726 of 2,501 |
Common words with 眺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 眺めるto look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at · to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
- 眺めscene; view; prospect; outlook
- 眺め回すto look around; to take a view of
- 眺望view; vista; panorama; outlook
- 眺めやるto gaze out at; to look out over
- 月を眺めるto gaze at the Moon
- 眺め渡すto gaze out over
- 打ち眺めるto look afar · to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
- 模様眺めwait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows
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