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, 睨まれる, 睨み, 睨み据える.

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

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 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)

睨まれる

にらまれる

to have an eye kept on one

睨み

にらみ

glare

睨み据える

にらみすえる

to stare at with a fixed gaze

睨み返す

にらみかえす

to stare back (at)

睨めつける

にらめつける

to glare at

睨めっこ

にらめっこ

constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

睨める

ねめる

to stare intensely at

睨め競

にらめくら

staring contest

高麗親睨

こうらいおやにらみ

Coreoperca herzi (species of temperate perch)

親睨

おやにらみ

aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)

睥睨

へいげい

frowning down upon

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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.