Japanese symbol for “detecting”
看破
かんぱ
Romaji: kanpa
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
In Japanese, detecting is 看破, read かんぱ (kanpa).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “detecting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検波 | けんぱ kenpa | detection (e.g. of radio waves); detecting |
| ディテクト | ディテクト ditekuto | detection; detecting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing; (army) nurse |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 看守 | かんしゅ kanshu | prison guard; warder; jailer |
| 看過 | かんか kanka | overlooking; turning a blind eye |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ kangofu | (female) nurse |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.