# 看 — Watch Over

Frequency rank 1189 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 削 (Whittle Down), less common than 訓 (Instruction).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: み
- Radical: 目 Eye (Kangxi 109)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A hand on top shields an eye below — a hand hovers over an eye, watching over and protecting the view, keeping careful watch.

In words:

- 看病 かんびょう — nursing (a patient)
- 看板 かんばん — sign,signboard,doorplate,poster
- 看護 かんご — nursing;(army) nurse

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