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鑑

specimen
Stroke count: 23

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingかんが.みる、かがみ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. specimenRtK
  2. model
  3. mirror
  4. learn from
    彼は文学を正しく鑑賞できるようになった。He learned to appreciate literature.tatoeba
  1. appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

Popular Usage

鑑賞図鑑印鑑

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · oversee · retainer · slave · reclining · lying down · one (一) · floor · dish (皿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1564

Compound words

鑑賞かんしょう
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
図鑑ずかん
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
印鑑いんかん
stamp; seal
鑑定かんてい
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
鑑別かんべつ
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
年鑑ねんかん
yearbook; almanac; annual
鑑札かんさつ
licence
鑑識かんしき
judgement
亀鑑きかん
pattern
殷鑑いんかん
past example serving as a warning
龜鑑きかん
pattern
鑑みるかんがみる
to take into account
印鑑証明いんかんしょうめい
certification of official registration of a seal
雛鑑別師ひなかんべつし
chicken sexer
鑑賞するかんしょうする
to appreciate
殷鑑遠からずいんかんとおからず
lessons from history are not far to seek

Additional Examples

彼は宝石の鑑定には目がきく。
He has a sharp eye for jewels.tatoeba
彼は、芸術に対する鑑賞力がある。
He has an eye for art.tatoeba
昔は、平気で昆虫触れたのに、今は、図鑑を見るだけでもだめ。
When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them.tatoeba

Stroke Order

23 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鑑

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