鳥瞰

Chinese

		bird	bird's-eye view; glance
trad. (鳥瞰)		鳥	瞰
simp. (鸟瞰)		鸟	瞰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǎokàn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ ham³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niáu-khàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niǎokàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niǎokàn
  - Wade–Giles: niao³-kʻan⁴
  - Yale: nyǎu-kàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaukann
  - Palladius: няокань (njaokanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: niu⁵ ham³
  - Yale: níuh ham
  - Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ ham³
  - Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ hem³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ hɐm³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niáu-khàm
  - Tâi-lô: niáu-khàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niaw'qaxm
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰam⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam²¹/

Noun

鳥瞰

general survey of a subject; bird's-eye view

Synonyms

事由 (shìyóu) (of an official document)
匯總 / 汇总 (huìzǒng)
大綱 / 大纲 (dàgāng)
大要 (dàyào)
小結 / 小结 (xiǎojié)
提綱 / 提纲 (tígāng)
提要 (tíyào)
摘要 (zhāiyào)
撮要 (cuōyào) (dated)
擇要 / 择要 (zéyào)
梗概 (gěnggài)
概括 (gàikuò)
概況 / 概况 (gàikuàng)
概略 (gàilüè)
概要 (gàiyào)
概說 / 概说 (gàishuō) (often used in book and chapter titles)
概貌 (gàimào)
概述 (gàishù)
綱要 / 纲要 (gāngyào)
綱領 / 纲领 (gānglǐng)
總結 / 总结 (zǒngjié)
總綱 / 总纲 (zǒnggāng)
要略 (yàolüè) (often used in book and chapter titles)
輪廓 / 轮廓 (lúnkuò)

Verb

鳥瞰

to overlook (a city, surroundings, etc.); to look down at; to get a bird's-eye view

Synonyms

俯看 (fǔkàn)
俯瞰 (fǔkàn)
俯視 / 俯视 (fǔshì)

Antonyms

仰望 (yǎngwàng)

Derived terms

鳥瞰圖 / 鸟瞰图 (niǎokàntú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥	瞰
ちょう Grade: 2	かん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鳥観

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーかん [chòókáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん) • (chōkan) ^{←てうかん (teukan)^?}

bird's-eye view

Synonyms

俯(ふ)瞰(かん) (fukan)

Derived terms

鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん)図(ず) (chōkanzu)
鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん)的(てき) (chōkanteki)

Verb

鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん)する • (chōkan suru) ^{←てうかん (teukan)^?}transitive suru (stem 鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん)し (chōkan shi), past 鳥(ちょう)瞰(かん)した (chōkan shita))

to overlook (a city, surroundings, etc.); to look down at; to get a bird's-eye view

Conjugation

Conjugation of "鳥瞰する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	鳥瞰し	ちょうかんし	chōkan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	鳥瞰し	ちょうかんし	chōkan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	鳥瞰する	ちょうかんする	chōkan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	鳥瞰する	ちょうかんする	chōkan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	鳥瞰すれ	ちょうかんすれ	chōkan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	鳥瞰せよ¹ 鳥瞰しろ²	ちょうかんせよ¹ ちょうかんしろ²	chōkan seyo¹ chōkan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	鳥瞰される	ちょうかんされる	chōkan sareru
Causative	鳥瞰させる鳥瞰さす	ちょうかんさせるちょうかんさす	chōkan saseru chōkan sasu
Potential	鳥瞰できる	ちょうかんできる	chōkan dekiru
Volitional	鳥瞰しよう	ちょうかんしよう	chōkan shiyō
Negative	鳥瞰しない	ちょうかんしない	chōkan shinai
Negative continuative	鳥瞰せず	ちょうかんせず	chōkan sezu
Formal	鳥瞰します	ちょうかんします	chōkan shimasu
Perfective	鳥瞰した	ちょうかんした	chōkan shita
Conjunctive	鳥瞰して	ちょうかんして	chōkan shite
Hypothetical conditional	鳥瞰すれば	ちょうかんすれば	chōkan sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“鳥^▲瞰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
鳥	瞰

Noun

鳥瞰 • (jogam) (hangeul 조감)

hanja form^? of 조감