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Japanese symbol for “views”

Romaji: kenshiki
views; opinion; discernment

In Japanese, views is , read (kenshiki).

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Meanings

  1. n views; opinion; discernment
  2. n pride; self-respect

Kanji and stroke order

see, hopes, chances
on: ケン
kun: み.る、み.える、み.せる
7 strokes · JLPT 4
discriminating, know, write
on: シキ
kun: し.る、しる.す
19 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “views”

WordReadingMeaning
さいせい saiseiplayback; regeneration (of video or sound); views (of an online video)
しきけん shikikenviews; opinion; discernment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みる miruto see; to look; to watch
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
いけん ikenopinion; view; comment
みえる mieruto be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
みかけ mikakeoutward appearance
かいけん kaikeninterview; audience; meeting
いしき ishikiconsciousness
にんしき ninshikirecognition; awareness; perception

See also: Chinese symbol for “views”.

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.