かん
看
きん
経

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. silent reading of the sutras.
  2. sutra chanting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
看
きん
経
 看経 かんきん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

watch over, see
み.る　カン (6th, N1)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
sutra, longitude, pass thru
ケイ　た.つ　へ.る (5th, N3)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)