# 観 point of view

(swan) Same-ON + 見 (look)
★★★★☆
18 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KAN |

## Mnemonic

| Genghis KHAN saw the swan from his point of view.

## Kunyomi

み＊る | to watch something, deliberately and for a long time, In other words, to be a spectator at something (only used in the phrase 観にいく . And you only used 観に行く about concerts, broadway plays, and art exhibitions). Basically this is 聴く for your eyes. ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

観光客(かんこうきゃく) | tourist ★★★☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 光 (shining) + 客 (customer) = 観光客 (tourist)
観客(かんきゃく) | audience ★★☆☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 客 (customer) = 観客 (audience)
価値観(かちかん) | ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ ★★☆☆☆ 価値 (merit) + 観 (point of view) = 価値観 (ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ) ｏｎｅ’ｓ　ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ - used with specific things, like drinking, smoking, gambling.
観念(かんねん) | notion ★☆☆☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 念 (concern) = 観念 (notion) a notion, an idea. (BOOBOO: Not like 'I got an idea! Let's start a food CO-OP!' But idea like, 'He has no concept of personal hygine.' 'That's a very stereotypical idea!')

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石

TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:

I recommend you get STRONGER.

You SEE things from your point of view .

But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.

Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.

## Synonyms

appearance 容姿 外見 見た目 外観 容貌
idea, notion 意識 観念 現象
see 見る 観る