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{{also|监}}
{{character info}}
{{character info|㈼}}

==Translingual==
{{ja-forms|監|[[监]]|監}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|mul|𰯲}} {{qualifier|when used at the top of a character}}

Note the difference in the upper right component between simplified Chinese, where it is ⿱𠂉丶 (resembles half of [[𥫗]]), and traditional Chinese and Japanese, where it is ⿱𠂉一.

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=108|rad=皿|as=09|asj=10|sn=14|snj=15|four=78107|canj=SIBT,SMBT|ids=⿱⿰臣⿱𠂉丶皿}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[儖]]([[𫣉]]) [[嚂]]([[𰈓]]) [[壏]]([[𰊑]]) [[尶]] [[尷]]([[尴]]) [[懢]] [[檻]]([[槛]]) [[濫]]([[滥]]) [[爁]]([[𬊶]]) [[璼]]([[𫞨]]) [[礛]]([[𰧔]]) [[籃]]([[篮]]) [[糮]]([[𬖮]]) [[繿]]([[䍀]]) [[艦]]([[舰]]) [[藍]]([[蓝]]) [[襤]]([[褴]]) [[轞]]([[𰺗]]) [[鑑]]([[鉴]]) [[鹽]]([[塩]] [[盐]]) [[㔋]]([[𪟎]]) [[㜮]]([[𫱕]]) [[㩜]]([[㨫]]) [[㲯]]([[𰚪]]) [[㺝]] [[䆾]] [[䰐]]([[𱆅]]) [[𠕱]] [[𡮻]] [[𡰛]] [[𡽳]]([[𫶊]]) [[𡽾]] [[𢅡]]([[𫷌]]) [[𣁥]] [[𣋣]] [[𣰦]] [[𥃢]] [[𥌈]] [[𥜓]] [[𦡶]]([[𰯂]]) [[𦣸]] [[𧓦]] [[𧥈]] [[𧭗]] [[𧸦]]([[𬥾]]) [[𨊔]] [[𨣨]]([[𰼏]]) [[𩁱]] [[𩦹]] [[𩴵]]([[𩴌]]) [[𩼳]] [[𪇖]]([[𬸡]]) [[𪊇]] [[𫗝]] [[𫶻]] [[𭧿]]}}

====Descendants====
* [[监]]

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0796.020|dkj=23032|dj=1210.180|hdz=42566.030|uh=76E3}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=监|alt=𧗄,譼,𧨭,𧩾}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|臥|血|ls=ic}}. Note the migration of the dot from [[血]] → [[皿]] to a third stroke of [[人]] → ⿱𠂉丶/⿱𠂉一.

Alternatively, {{liushu|p|nocap=y}} depicting a person with an emphasized eye looking into a container ({{zh-ref|Ji Xusheng, 2004}}).

===Etymology===
Compare {{cog|my|ကြံ|t=to think, scheme}}.<ref>{{R:sit:Luce 1981|page=41|head=-AM Finals (5. to Think, Plan)}}</ref>

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=jiān
|m-s=jian1
|m-x=jiǎn
|m-nj=jièn
|c=gaam1
|c-dg=gaang1
|c-t=gam1
|g=gan1
|h=pfs=kâm;gd=gam1
|j=jie1
|mb=ga̿ng
|md=găng
|mn=kaⁿ/ml,jj:kam/kàm
|mn_note=kaⁿ - vernacular; kam/kàm - literary
|mn-t=gam1/gang1
|mn-t_note=gam1 - Chaozhou, Shantou; gang1 - Chenghai
|mn-l=giam1
|sp=gaam1
|w=sh:1ke
|x=gan1
|mc=1
|oc=1,1
|cat=v,n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[supervise]]; to [[oversee]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[proctor]]; [[supervisor]]
# to [[control]]; to [[take charge]]; to [[direct]]
# {{lb|zh|historical|of crown prince or senior statesman}} to [[act]] for the [[monarch]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[duke]]s or [[prince]]s under an [[emperor]]
# {{†}} to [[imprison]]; to [[incarcerate]]
# [[prison]]; [[jail]]
# {{†}} to [[command]]; to [[lead]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} to [[force]] (somebody to do something)

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|監獄}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|國子監|三監|中央監控系統|主監|例監|光照監視裝置|入監|內監|出監|坐監|外役監獄|大樓監控系統|天監|女監|學監|寄監|巴士底監獄|投監|探監|收監|斃監免議|斬監候|海監|狂吟老監|獨居監禁|球監|理監事|環保與環境監控系統|發監|監主自盜|監事|監修|監印|監司|監國|監場|監守|監守自盜|監察|監察人|監察委員|監察御史|監察權|監察院|監察院審計部|監寺|監工|監市履狶|監廚|監所|監押|監控|監斬|監斬官|監測|監牢|監犯|監獄|監督|監票|監視|監視器|監禁|監管|監繫|監考|監聽|監臨|監臨自盜|監製|監覷|監解|監試|監護|監護人|監軍|監造|監運|監鋪|監門|監門之養|監齋使者|監齋爺|總監|舍監|董監事|行政監督|行監坐守|跟監|遠端監控系統|監誓}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=jiàn
|c=gaam3
|c-dg=gaang3
|h=pfs=kam;gd=gam4
|md=gáng
|mn=ml,jj,tw:kàm
|mn-t=gam3
|sp=gaam3
|w=
|dial=n
|mc=2
|oc=2,2
|cat=v,n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} {{alt form|zh|鑒|t=[[mirror]]}}
# {{†}} to [[reflect]]; to [[see]]; to [[view]]
#* {{zh-x|子曰：「周 監{jiàn} 於 二-代，郁郁-乎 文-哉！吾 從 ^周。」|The Master said, "{{w|Zhou dynasty|Zhou}} had the advantage of '''viewing''' the two past dynasties. How complete and elegant are its regulations! I follow Zhou."|ref=Analects}}
# {{†}} to [[use]] for [[reference]]; to [[draw]] [[lesson]]s from
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[supervisor]]; [[overseer]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[imperial]] [[office]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[eunuch]]

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|三保太監|入監|內監|國子監博士|國子監司業|國子監祭酒|坐監<tr:zuòjiàn>|太監|宮中太監|廕監|捐監|欽天監|狗監|皇帝不急，急死太監|監本|監生|祕書監|舉監|貢監|阿監|監利}}

===References===
<references />

===Further reading===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=皿09}}

# [[oversee]]
# [[bureaucrat]]
# [[government]] [[agency]] [[or]] [[office]]
# [[manage]]
# [[control]] [[or]] [[own]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=けん
|kanon=かん
|kun=み-る
}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|かん|yomi=on}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=かん|-}} {{ltc-l|監|id=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|かん}}

===Affix===
{{ja-pos|affix|かん}}

# to [[supervise]]; to [[inspect]]; to [[watch]]
# [[jail]]; [[jailhouse]]

====Compounds====
* [[監禁]]
* [[監獄]]
* [[監査]]
* [[監察]]
* [[監視]]
* [[監守]]
* [[監修]]
* [[監督]]
* [[監房]]

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|보다|볼|감}}

# {{hanja form of|감|[[supervision]]; [[overseeing]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|감독|[[director]]|監督}}
* {{ko-l|감시|[[surveillance]]|監視}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=giam, giám, giớm, giợm, róm, giấm, lổm, ram, rướm, xám|rs=皿09}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=皿09}}