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看
watch · guard · observe · look after
N2On: かん
Memory Aid
The top part of 看 resembles a **shelter** or a person under a roof, with their **eyes** (目) below. This visually represents someone **watching** or **guarding** from a vantage point.
'Kan' — You **CAN** watch the game if you finish your homework first.
Vocabulary
看護師かんごしnurse
看板かんばんsignboard, billboard
看病かんびょうnursing (a sick person)
看守かんしゅguard, warden
看破かんぱseeing through (a deception)
Example Sentences
看護師は患者さんの健康をよく見ます。
A nurse carefully watches over the patient's health.
駅前に新しい看板が立っています。
A new signboard stands in front of the station.
彼は病気の母親を看病しました。
He nursed his sick mother.
その建物には看守がいます。
There is a guard in that building.