Kanji

監

oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

皿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, かね, ただ, てる, み

Common Readings

カン

Example sentences

監視 かんし
警察は２４時間体制で容疑者の自宅を監視している。

The police are monitoring the suspect's house 24 hours a day.

獄司 ごくし
獄司は冷酷な眼差しで、囚人たちを監視していた。

The jailer watched the prisoners with a cold gaze.

監督 かんとく
新作映画の監督が記者会見を行った。

The director of the new movie held a press conference.

怒声 どせい
会場に監督の怒声が響き渡った。

The coach's angry shout echoed through the venue.

監禁 かんきん
犯人は被害者を地下室に三日間監禁した。

The criminal confined the victim in a basement for three days.

監視カメラ かんしカメラ
店の入口に監視カメラがある。

There is a security camera at the shop entrance.

共犯者 きょうはんしゃ
警察は監視カメラの映像から共犯者を見つけた。

The police found the accomplice from security camera footage.

監獄 かんごく
その監獄は今も町の外れに残っている。

That prison still remains on the outskirts of town.

監査 かんさ
会社の会計監査が来週行われる。

The company's accounting audit will be conducted next week.

ガバナンス ガバナンス
会社のガバナンスを強化するため、外部の専門家が監査に加わった。

An outside expert joined the audit to strengthen the company's governance.

Example Vocabulary

監視

かんし

monitoring; surveillance; observation; watch

監督

かんとく

supervision; director; supervisor

監禁

かんきん

confinement, imprisonment, detention

監視カメラ

かんしカメラ

surveillance camera; security camera

監獄

かんごく

prison; jail

監査

かんさ

audit; inspection

監視下

かんしか

収監

しゅうかん

imprisonment; incarceration

総監

そうかん

監修

かんしゅう

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