監視|かんしkanshi[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmonitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 監視する（かんしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 監視します（かんしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 監視しない（かんししない） |
| polite (masen) | 監視しません（かんししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 監視せず・監視せぬ（かんしせず・かんしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 監視した（かんしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 監視しました（かんししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 監視しなかった（かんししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 監視しませんでした（かんししませんでした） |
| Te form | 監視して（かんしして） |
| Potential | 監視できる（かんしできる） |
| Passive | 監視される（かんしされる） |
| Causative | 監視させる（かんしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 監視させられる（かんしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 監視すれば（かんしすれば） |
| tara | 監視したら（かんししたら） |
| Volitional | 監視しよう（かんししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 監視しましょう（かんししましょう） |
| Imperative | 監視しろ（かんししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym見守るみまもるNeutralWatching over with care and concern, as in 「子供の成長を見守る」. It carries warmth, while 「監視」 implies wariness — watching to keep something from going wrong.
- Synonym観察かんさつNeutralObserving something closely, as in 「植物を観察する」; it leans toward study and research and carries no sense of guarding, while 「監視」 aims to catch anything unusual.
- Synonym注視ちゅうしWrittenWritten/formal prose: gazing fixedly or closely following developments, as in 「動向を注視する」. It does not necessarily imply guarding against trouble.
- SynonymマークNeutralLoanword: marking or shadowing an opposing player, common in sports; also to put a mark on something. 「監視」 is general surveillance with a wider range of targets.
- SynonymモニターNeutralLoanword for monitoring equipment or systems, and for product-test panels. It leans toward devices and feedback surveys; 「監視」 is about guarding against anomalies.
- SynonymサーベイランスFormalFormal loanword for periodic monitoring to track economic or epidemic trends. 「監視」 is general watching of a target.
- Synonym看視かんしWrittenWritten/formal prose: watching with vigilance, keeping guard. Rare in modern usage — write 「監視」 instead in most cases.
- Related監督かんとくNeutralSupervising and directing others' actions; also a film director or coach. 「監視」 only means watching — it involves no giving of orders.
- Related警戒けいかいNeutralBeing on guard against danger or disaster, as in 「警戒を強める」. 「監視」 means keeping one's eyes on a specific target.
- Related警備けいびNeutralSecurity guarding, as in 「警備員」; it centers on protecting premises and standing by for trouble, while 「監視」 centers on the act of watching.
- Related監理かんりFormalFormal: supervising and administering things or affairs, as in 「工事監理」. It is about administrative responsibility; 「監視」 is simply watching.
- Antonym放任ほうにんWrittenWritten/formal prose: leaving something alone and not interfering — the opposite of the close watching of 「監視」.
Use 「監視」 for watching something to keep problems from occurring, as in 「監視カメラ」. For caring, protective watching say 「見守る」; for research-style observation 「観察」; for security guarding 「警備」. The opposite is 「放任」.
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