Japanese symbol for “onlookers”
観衆
かんしゅう
Romaji: kanshuu
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
In Japanese, onlookers is 観衆, read かんしゅう (kanshuu).
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Meanings
- n spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “onlookers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傍 | はた hata | outsiders; others; bystanders |
| 傍の者達 | はたのものたち hatanomonotachi | onlookers; bystanders |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
| 観客 | かんきゃく kankyaku | spectator; audience |
| 客観 | きゃっかん kyakkan | objectivity; objective; object (philosophical) |
| 外観 | がいかん gaikan | outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう taishuu | general public; the masses |
| 民衆 | みんしゅう minshuu | people; populace; masses |
See also: Chinese symbol for “onlookers”.
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.