The kanji 鑑: meaning, readings and stroke order

鑑

Meaning: model, examine
On reading: カン kan
Kun reading: かんが（みる） kangamiru
Strokes: 23
Radical: 金 metal, gold
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: gương mẫu, xem xét (giám)
Japanese: てほん。よくみてしらべる。
Korean: 본보기, 살피다 (감)
Chinese: 借鉴、鉴别 (鉴)

Readings, words and example sentences

カン kan · on reading

図ず鑑かん
illustrated guide, picture encyclopedia
虫の 図ず鑑かんを開きます。
I open my illustrated guide to insects.

かんが（みる） kangamiru · kun reading · less common

鑑かんがみる
to consider, in light of
げんじょうに 鑑かんがみて 決めます。
We decide in light of how things are now.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.