# 監 — oversee

監 means “oversee”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: oversee
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Government 1

## How to remember 監

Parts: 臣 retainer · 𠂉 hat · 皿 plate

## Don't confuse it with

[藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [濫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excessive/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/)

## More in the “Government 1” set

[統](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/unite/) · [監](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oversee/) · [閣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cabinet/) · [票](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ballot/) · [盟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/alliance/) · [宣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proclaim/) · [皇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/emperor/) · [帝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sovereign/) · [廷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-court/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oversee/. Last updated 2026-11-01.