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見 = 目 + 儿

見 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “see”. It is built from 目 (eye) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 61. It appears as a component in 10 other characters in this index.

Keyword
see
RTK frame
61
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
み.る, み.える, み.せる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
telescope, видеть
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
見 see

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 目 eye
  2. 儿 human legs

Characters that contain 見

How to find 見 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eye” + “human legs”. 見 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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