• 鑑査かんさ — inspection; audit
• 鑑賞かんしょう — appreciation (of art, music)
• 鑑定かんてい — appraisal; judgment
• 鑑別かんべつ — distinction; discrimination
• 印鑑いんかん — personal seal
• 図鑑ずかん — illustrated reference book
• 年鑑ねんかん — yearbook; annual

鑑 combines the 金 radical for “metal” with the character 監, which shows the idea of watching or reflecting. Together, 鑑 originally referred to a metal mirror used for reflection, and by extension, to something you “take warning or example from.”