Question

監 けん 監督(かんとく): (1) supervision; control; superintendence; direction (2) director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss監視(かんし): observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance S 臣: retainer; subject皿: dish; a helping; plate 皿 5 (none) oversee The slaves are reclining on the floor when the overseer comes in. They tell him "We´re not goofing off, a dish fell and broke and we´re cleaning it off the floor".

Accepted Answer

カン oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer 1 408 15 108 さら 会意 Compound Ideographic While the slave-buyer is perusing (perusal (#855)) the stack of slaves reclining on the floor, the slaves' overseer supplies them with dishes of gruel -- don't want the slaves starving to death before they can be sold!

Kanji	監
Onyomi	カン
Nanori	けん
English	oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
Examples	監督(かんとく): (1) supervision; control; superintendence; direction (2) director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss 監視(かんし): observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	408
Components	臣: retainer; subject 皿: dish; a helping; plate
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	皿
Radical Number	108
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	さら
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	oversee
Koohii Story 1	While the slave-buyer is perusing (perusal (#855)) the stack of slaves reclining on the floor, the slaves' overseer supplies them with dishes of gruel -- don't want the slaves starving to death before they can be sold!
Koohii Story 2	The slaves are reclining on the floor when the overseer comes in. They tell him "We´re not goofing off, a dish fell and broke and we´re cleaning it off the floor".

Slaves Reclining Overseer 監 カン けん Oversee Official

Slaves Reclining Overseer 監カンけん Oversee Official