What does kanji 睨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 睨 is authority.

How is kanji 睨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 睨 are にら.み, にら.む; the onyomi readings are ゲイ.

What words use kanji 睨?

Example words that use kanji 睨 include 睨む, にらみ合い, にらみ合わせる, 睨まれる.

Kanken 1

睨

Meaning

Kanji 睨

authority

authority, glaring at, power, scowl at

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: にら.みにら.む
Onyomi 音読み: ゲイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 13
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Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 蜺 • 猊 • 唲 • 堄 • 貎 • 兒 • 倪

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

睨む

にらむ

to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person)

にらみ合い

にらみあい

glaring at each other

にらみ合わせる

にらみあわせる

to weigh one thing against the other

睨まれる

にらまれる

to have an eye kept on one

睨み

にらみ

glare

睨みが利く

にらみがきく

to have authority (over)

睨みつける

にらみつける

to glare at

睨みをきかす

にらみをきかす

to exercise one's authority (over)

睨みをきかせる

にらみをきかせる

to exercise one's authority (over)

睨み合う

にらみあう

to confront each other

睨み据える

にらみすえる

to stare at with a fixed gaze

睨み倒す

にらみたおす

to stare someone down

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は私をじっと睨んだ。

He glared at me without blinking.

犬が知らない男を睨んでいる。

The dog is glaring at a man it does not know.

彼女は怒って弟を睨んだ。

She angrily scowled at her younger brother.

先生に睨まれて、みんな静かになった。

When the teacher glared at them, everyone fell silent.

彼は相手の出方を睨んでいた。

He was carefully watching to see what the other side would do.

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