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覧

覧·look at, view

On-yomi
ラン
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

17 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
展覧会てんらんかいexhibition
ご覧ごらんlook (honorific)
閲覧えつらんbrowsing, perusal
一覧表いちらんひょうsummary table, list

Example sentences

  1. 週末に展覧会へ行く予定だ。

    しゅうまつにてんらんかいへいくよていだ。

    I plan to go to the exhibition this weekend.

  2. こちらの資料をご覧ください。

    こちらのしりょうをごらんください。

    Please take a look at these materials.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading ご覧 as ごけん — it is ごらん
  • ご覧ください is honorific: use it about the listener, never about yourself

Memory aid

Picture it

監 (looking down over something) sitting on top of 見 (to see): looking, and then looking properly — taking in the whole view.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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