観覧

かんらん · kanran · JLPT N1 · noun

screening

🎡 観 (observe) + 覧 (look over): two 'look' kanji stacked, so 観覧 = viewing

Add 車 (wheel) and you get 観覧車 (kanransha), the ferris wheel: a wheel for viewing the scenery. The same root covers viewing events, exhibits, and shows.

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