監視(かんし)

かんし
noun
surveillance; monitoring
See also: 漢詩(かんし) (Chinese poetry (homophone))
1. surveillance; monitoring; observation
The act of watching or monitoring someone or something closely.
防犯(ぼうはん)カメラで監視(かんし)する。
To monitor with security cameras.
24時間(じかん)監視(かんし)体制(たいせい)。
24-hour monitoring system.
患者(かんじゃ)の状態(じょうたい)を監視(かんし)する。
To monitor the patient's condition.

監視(かんし) means surveillance, monitoring, or watching over something/someone.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • 監(かん): oversee, supervise
  • 視(し): look, watch

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 監視(かんし)する: to monitor, to surveil
  • 監視(かんし)カメラ: surveillance camera
  • 監視(かんし)下(か)に置(お)く: to put under surveillance
  • 監視(かんし)体制(たいせい): monitoring system
  • 監視(かんし)員(いん): guard, watchman

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Related Words

Synonym: 見張(みは)り (lookout, watch)
Related: 観察(かんさつ) (observation)
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Added 2026.1.16 16:49 · Revised 2026.6.16 3:53
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