oversee

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 監 has 15 strokes and concerns overseeing or supervising.
• Basic usage: 監督 is read かんとく, and 監視 is read かんし.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Directing and monitoring
  • A 監督 giving instructions to players is a sports coach.
  • 監督した映画 means a film that someone directed. 監督 also concerns directing film production.
  • 模型の動きを監視している means is monitoring the model's movement. 監視 focuses on keeping watch over something.