Keyword
observe
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig614
Old form
Readings
かん
(91%)
(8%)
Composed of
cow head
one
old bird
see
Mnemonic

In the background we can see a cow's head, and in the foreground we can see an old bird taunting the cow. "You stupid cow! Come and get me!" says the bird. Fortunately it's separated from the cow by a fence singified by the one wooden plank between them, so the cow can't really do anything to the bird. The moment you see this peculiar situation you immediately stop and observe.

Used in vocabulary (335 in total)
observation; survey; watching
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Examples (200 in total)
He is accurate in his observation.
He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.
The doctor continued to observe the patient's behavior.