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見

see
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingみ.る、み.える、み.せる
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. seeRtK
    彼はあちこち歩き回って町を見物した。He walked around to see the town.tatoeba
  2. chances
  3. hopes
  4. idea
  5. look at
    彼は帽子を取り上げて、似合うかどうか見るためにかぶってみた。He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.tatoeba
    これを入力することで簡単にバス停を見つけることができる。By inputting this code, one can easily find the bus stop he/she is looking for.wiki
  6. opinion
  7. visible
  1. to see
  2. to look
  3. to watch
  4. to view
  5. to observe

Popular Usage

見る見せる意見見物拝見花見見えるお見舞い見つかる見つける見解見当

Radicals and components

Radical見see
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 61

Compound words

見るみる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
見せるみせる
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching
意見いけん
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand
花見はなみ
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
見物けんぶつ
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator
拝見はいけん
seeing; looking at
見えるみえる
to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight; to look; to seem
見つかるみつかる
to be found; to be discovered
見つけるみつける
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
見解けんかい
opinion; point of view
見当けんとう
estimate; guess; conjecture; aim; direction
見学けんがく
inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour; review
所見しょけん
view; opinion; finding; findings
瞥見べっけん
glance; glimpse; cursory view
見守るみまもる
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare
見直すみなおす
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light
見なすみなす
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
見極めるみきわめる
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to get to the bottom of; to make sure of
見当たるみあたる
to be found
見かけるみかける
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
見つめるみつめる
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
見にくいみにくい
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
見れるみれる
見物するけんぶつする
to do sightseeing

On Reading Examples

彼は何を見物したのか。けんぶつ
What did he look up?tatoeba
彼は一見ピアニストらしい。いっけん
He is apparently a pianist.tatoeba
彼はバスで奈良を見物した。けんぶつ
He visited Nara by bus.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は片目が見えない。みえる
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は片方の眼が見えない。みえる
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は表面上は陰険そうに見える。みえる
He appears sly on the surface.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。
He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba
彼は辺りを見回したが誰もいなかった。
He looked around, but he saw no one.tatoeba
彼は片目が見えない。
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
岩泡全体が盛り上がりを見せる。
Whole iwaawa rises.wiki
など隙を見せることなく世を去った。
He made in the world seamlessly until his death.wiki
テレビをよく見る
They are frequent viewers of television.wiki
系図から見る家平
Iehira shown in the genealogywiki
それが諸書に見える。
Such a description can be found in several documents.wiki
和名抄に見える郡内の郷
Go (home village) within the district seen in "Wamyo Ruijusho" (dictionary of Japanese names).wiki
追手に見つかる。
Pursuers find him.wiki
見つかるが出奔し東京都へ行く。
Although he was found, he ran away again and went to Tokyo.wiki
そのとき、三五郎が一枚の絵図面を見つける。
At that time, Sangoro finds a drawing.wiki
併合条約の日韓の見解
Japanese and Korean Views on the Annexation Treatywiki
ただし占いの一種とみる見解もある。
It should be noted, however, that some view it as a type of divination method.wiki
なお発見当時には前立などはなかったらしい。
In addition, the armor was reportedly not found along with a crest or the like at the time of the discovery.wiki
両者とも行うとされることはあまり見当たらない。
It rarely happens that both events are practiced.wiki
毎年多くの見学者を集めている。
The exhibition receives many visitors each year.wiki
製茶工場では見学を受け付けている。
Their tea processing factory accepts tours.wiki
伏見地区の産土神である。
It is the local shrine of the Fushimi area.wiki
その見地から妖怪について著書に記している。
He commented on yokai from his standpoint in the works that he authored.wiki

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