Memory phrase for the character: 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, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
皿 bowl




 Vocabulary

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

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