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Japanese symbol for “monitoring”

Romaji: kanshi
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance

In Japanese, monitoring is , read (kanshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

Kanji and stroke order

oversee, official, govt office
on: カン
15 strokes · JLPT 1
inspection, regard as, see
on: シ
kun: み.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “monitoring”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうじゅ boujuinterception; monitoring; tapping
モニタリング monitaringumonitoring
モニター monitaamonitor (device, software or person); monitoring

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんとく kantokusupervision; control; superintendence
かんきん kankinconfinement; imprisonment; incarceration
かんさ kansainspection; audit; judgement
かんしゅう kanshuu(editorial) supervision; general editorship
かんごく kangokuprison
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
むし mushidisregarding; ignoring

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.

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