監 Kanji – oversee
The Japanese kanji 監 can mean oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer.
Meaning and Readings
How is 監 read?
監 has the onyomi reading カン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan.
Common Japanese Words Using 監
These common Japanese words contain 監. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 監禁（かんきん） — confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
- 監獄（かんごく） — prison
- 監査役（かんさやく） — auditor, inspector
- 監察（かんさつ） — inspection, inspector
- 監視（かんし） — monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout
- 監修（かんしゅう） — (editorial) supervision, general editorship
- 監督（かんとく） — supervision, control, superintendence, direction
- 監理（かんり） — superintendence, supervision, administration
- 総監（そうかん） — inspector general, commissioner
- 監査（かんさ） — inspection, audit, judgement, judgment