Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 監

監

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Meaning

 supervise, oversee, observe, watch

Pronunciation

 KAN

Explanation

 Top: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), right: horizontal person looking at a surface of water/mirror 一, below: a plate 皿

Mnemonic

A retainer and a lying person are mirrored in the plate they supervise / observe.

Radicals

監 supervise
臣 retainer, tributary, vasal(Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.)
person who lies((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫))
皿 bowl
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Vocabulary

監督 かんとく supervision, control, superintendence
監視 かんし observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance

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