眄 — kanji meaning “looking askance”
眄
looking askance
- Meanings
- looking askance
- On'yomi
- ベン (ben)、メン (men)
- Kun'yomi
- かえり.みる
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- miǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 眄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右顧左眄 | うこさべん ukosaben | inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering |
| 左顧右眄 | さこうべん sakouben | looking right and left or all about; vacillation |
| 顧眄 | こべん koben | turning around to look (at); looking back (at) |
| 流眄 | りゅうべん ryuuben | sidelong glance |
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