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The Radical: 監
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supervise 監
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Used in these Kanji:
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監
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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supervise, oversee, observe, watch
KAN Top: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), right: horizontal person  looking at a surface of water/mirror 一, below: a plate 皿
A retainer and a lying person are mirrored in the plate they supervise / observe.
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監
臣
皿
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艦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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warship, battleship
KAN Left: boat/ship 舟, right: supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
A ship that supervises is a warship.
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舟
監
臣
皿
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鑑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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example, model, specimen
kangamiru, KAN Left: metal/gold 金, right: watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
Due to its value its inventory is constantly monitored:) The way the gold is supervised is exemplary.
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金
監
臣
皿
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濫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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flood, overflow, inundate
RAN Left: water 氵, right: supervise, observe 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
The water has to be supervised to avoid floodings.
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氵
監
臣
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藍
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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indigo
RAN, ai Top: plant 艹, bottom: to watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
(It's used for dyeing:) The plant that "supervises" is the: indigo blue.
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艹
監
臣
皿
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