Meaning of 見る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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見る, 観る, 視るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingみる
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Romajimiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to view (e.g. flowers, movie)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to try
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to see that...; to find that...
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Example Sentences
見る, 観る, 視る, みる used in context
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恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
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Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
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この空港は新千歳空港ほど便数が多くないので、送迎デッキから見ても最初は飛行機がいませんでした。
This airport doesn't have as many flights as New Chitose Airport and even looking from the observation deck at first there were no planes.
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I can't look after my parents and such either.
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Looking outside, it's beginning to rain.
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I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
On: ケン
Kun: み.る, み.える, み.せる
7 strokes
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