Entry
  1. Noun

    one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest

    Buddhismsee 六知事

Also written 監主【かんす】監守【かんす】

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Characters in this word

2
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oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

On
カン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
408 of 2500
Radical
dish
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

けん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-10-5, 2-9-5SKIP code
5h10.1The Kanji Dictionary
7810.7Four corner code
3474deroo
76e3Unicode hex code
1-20-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3121Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3901New Nelson (John Haig)
2852New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3535Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2483Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1453Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1562Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
537A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2398Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1460Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23032Morohashi
1111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1663Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1777Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1556Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1782Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
925Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1374Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1465Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
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Buddhist temple

Kun
てら
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
879 of 2500
Radical
inch
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3b3.5The Kanji Dictionary
4034.1Four corner code
1448deroo
5bfaUnicode hex code
1-27-91JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1373New Nelson (John Haig)
2164New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2687Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1367Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1853Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
158Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
170Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
687A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
268Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
45Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7414Morohashi
133A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
41Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
41Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228sakade
475Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
149henshall3
125Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
328Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
500Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
160Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si4Pinyin reading
sa, siKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level