見張り

みはり

watch; guard; lookout; surveillance

What does 見張り mean?

見張り is a Japanese noun meaning watch; guard; lookout; surveillance in English. It is written as 見張り in kanji, みはり in hiragana, and mihari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

2人の兵士が、門のところで見張りをしていた。

Two soldiers kept guard at the gate.