11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize

Kun'yomi
  • to look at ②to look out over ③to look on (from the sidelines)
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ながめる 96.0%
チョウ 4.0%

Character Breakdown

stare, watch, look at
なが.める チョウ (9th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to look at ②to look out over ③to look on (from the sidelines)
to look afar ②to look at something while absorbed in reverie
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References

Unicode hex code 773A
JIS X 0208 1-36-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3138
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3933
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1171
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1503
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 795
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1083
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 237
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 252
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1858
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23314
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1591
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1565
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1668
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1560
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1466
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1548
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1388
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 242
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c6.2
Four corner code 6201.3
De Roo Code 3957