Kanken 1
眈

Meaning

Kanji 眈

watch intently

watch intently

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
にら.む
Onyomi 音読み
タン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
9
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
枕 • 沈 • 耽 • 紞 • 忱 • 冘 • 邥

Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

眈々

たんたん

(glaring) covetously

虎視眈々

こしたんたん

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は獲物を眈と見つめていた。

He was watching his prey intently.

猫が棚の上の魚を眈とねらっている。

The cat is intently eyeing the fish on the shelf.

鷹は谷の下を眈と見下ろした。

The hawk watched the valley below intently.

彼女は相手の表情を眈と追っていた。

She was following the other person's expression intently.

窓辺の少年は通りを眈と眺めていた。

The boy by the window was gazing at the street intently.