# 看 — watch over; nurse

看 means “watch over; nurse”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: み(る) (miru). You'll see it in words such as 看る (miru, “to look after; to take care of”).

- Meaning: watch over; nurse
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: み(る) (miru)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 看

Parts: 手 hand · 目 eye

## Words with 看

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 看る | みる (miru) | to look after; to take care of |

## Don't confuse it with

[承](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consent/) · [寿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[療](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heal/) · [亡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deceased/) · [背](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back/) · [康](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/health/) · [痛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pain/) · [骨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bone/) · [臓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/internal-organ/) · [吸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suck/) · [看](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/watch-over/)

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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/n2-kanji/watch-over/. Last updated 2026-11-01.