Japanese

みぬく
Meaning: to see through; to detect; to perceive
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見抜く 見抜かない
Polite 見抜きます 見抜きません
Past 見抜いた 見抜かなかった
Polite + Past 見抜きました 見抜きませんでした
Te-form 見抜いて 見抜かなくて
Potential 見抜ける 見抜けない
Passive 見抜かれる 見抜かれない
Causative 見抜かせる 見抜かせない
Causative + Passive 見抜かされる 見抜かされない
Imperative 見抜け 見抜くな

Handwriting

見
抜
く

Example sentences

He immediately saw through her lie.
彼は物事の本質を見抜く力がある。
He has the ability to see through to the essence of things.
彼は私の心を透視しているかのようにすべてを見抜いていた。
He saw through everything, as if he could see right into my mind.
彼は歴史の真実を見抜く隻眼の持ち主だ
He possesses the unique insight to see through to the truth of history.
鋭い眼で真実を見抜く。
To see through the truth with a sharp eye.
彼は心眼で物事の本質を見抜いた。
He saw through to the essence of things with his mind's eye.
彼は炯眼を持って、真実を見抜いた。
With his keen eye, he saw through to the truth.
彼の目は炯然としており、嘘を見抜く力があるように見えた。
His eyes were sharp, and it seemed as if he had the power to see through lies.
教授は燃犀之明の洞察で真実を見抜いた
The professor saw through to the truth with penetrating insight.
彼の明察秋毫な目が真実を見抜いた
His keen insight saw through to the truth.

Usage Notes

Refers to the ability to see the underlying truth or essence of something that is not immediately apparent.

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