Meaning of 見つかる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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見つかる, 見付かるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingみつかる
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Romajimitsukaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be found; to be discovered
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Example Sentences
見つかる, 見付かる, みつかる used in context
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I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
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Well now ... shall we scarper before we're found?
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腕時計はどこにも見つからなかった。
The watch was not to be found anywhere.
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I can't find my watch.
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I can't find what I want.
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野生の猿が見つかったという知らせがその警官のところにたくさん届いた。
A lot of reports came to the policeman that a wild monkey was found.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
5 strokes
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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