眈 — kanji meaning “watch intently”
眈
watch intently
- Meanings
- watch intently
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- にら.む
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- dān — Chinese character page
Words with 眈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虎視眈々 | こしたんたん koshitantan | vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye |
| 眈々 | たんたん tantan | (glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance) |
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