睨む

にらむ · niramu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to glare at

👀 睨 contains the 目 (eye) radical, so the glare starts with the eyes.

The same eye-focused sense covers keeping watch on something. Both meanings use the eyes as the main tool, so the 目 radical helps with all three senses.

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