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Gold Illustrated Specimens 鑑 カン かんが.みる、かがみ あき あきら

Kanji
Onyomi カン
Kunyomi かんが.みる、かがみ
Nanori あき, あきら
English specimen, take warning from, learn from
Examples 鑑賞(かんしょう): appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
印鑑(いんかん): stamp; seal
図鑑(ずかん): illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book
年鑑(ねんかん): yearbook; almanac; annual
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1391
Components 金: gold
監: oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer
Number of Strokes 23
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 167
Radical Strokes 8
Radical Reading かね・かねへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword specimen
Koohii Story 1 The overseer tags his slaves with gold earrings, just like specimens.
Koohii Story 2 (Thanks bodhisamaya) The authorities are suspicious about the athlete that won GOLD at the olympics. They are now OVERSEEING a thorough drug test, taking all sorts of SPECIMENS.
RTK Index 1455

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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