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Meaning of 見る(みる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

見る, 観る, 視る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
みる
Romaji
miru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to view (e.g. flowers, movie)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to try
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to see that...; to find that...

Example Sentences

見る, 観る, 視る, みる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
見る
Plain Polite
見ます
Negative
見ない
Negative Polite
見ません

Past

Plain
見た
Plain Polite
見ました
Negative
見なかった
Negative Polite
見ませんでした

Te

Plain
見て
Plain Polite
見まして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
見られる
Plain Polite
見られます
Negative
見られない
Negative Polite
見られません

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 3

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On: カン

Kun: み.る, しめ.す

18 strokes

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JLPT 1

inspection, regard as, see, look at

On:

Kun: み.る

11 strokes

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JLPT 5

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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On:

12 strokes

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