監
Oversee
Meanings
Oversee, Official, Govt Office, Rule, Administer
On'yomi
かん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
監 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
監 (Oversee) is taught on WaniKani at level 29 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #408 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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