Japanese symbol for “eyeing”

視姦

しかん

Romaji: shikan

ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring

In Japanese, eyeing is 視姦, read しかん (shikan).

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Meanings

n, vs ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring

Kanji and stroke order

視

inspection, regard as, see

on: シ
kun: み.る

11 strokes · JLPT 1

姦

wicked, mischief, seduce

on: カン、ケン
kun: かん.する、かしま.しい、みだら

9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
監視	かんし kanshi	monitoring; watching; observation
視点	してん shiten	point of view; viewpoint; angle
重視	じゅうし juushi	regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
無視	むし mushi	disregarding; ignoring
視野	しや shiya	field of vision; view
警視庁	けいしちょう keishichou	Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
強姦	ごうかん goukan	rape; sexual assault
相姦	そうかん soukan	illicit sexual relations (e.g. incest, adultery)

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.