ちょう
かん

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. overlooking, looking down at, having an overhead view, having a bird's-eye view, having a high-angle view.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
かん
鳥瞰 ちょうかん
ちょう
かん
鳥観 ちょうかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
look, see
カン み.る (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
daring, brave, bold
カン あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ ゲ した
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)