Kanji

見

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

見部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みる, みえる, みせる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, ちか, み, みる

Common Readings

ケン, み…える, み…せる, み…る

Example sentences

見る みる
テレビで映画を見る

I watch movies on TV.

今まで いままで
今まで、こんなにきれいな夕日を見たことがない。

I have never seen such a beautiful sunset until now.

見える みえる
山の上から海が見える

The ocean is visible from the top of the mountain.

なる なる
夜になると星が見える

When night falls, stars become visible.

見せる みせる
新しい写真を見せてください

Please show me the new photos.

見つける みつける
鍵をなくしたが、ようやく見つけた。

I lost my keys, but I finally found them.

奥 おく
棚の奥から古い写真を見つけた。

He found an old photo from the back of the shelf.

見つめる みつめる
彼女は窓の外をじっと見つめていた。

She was staring out the window.

微笑み ほほえみ
彼女は優しい微笑みを浮かべて、私を見つめた。

She gave a gentle smile and gazed at me.

見つかる みつかる
鍵がソファーの下で見つかった。

The key was found under the sofa.

Example Vocabulary

見る

みる

to see; to look at; to watch; to view; to observe

見える

みえる

to be visible, can be seen

見せる

みせる

to show, to display

見つける

みつける

to find; to discover

見つめる

みつめる

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at

見つかる

みつかる

to be found; to be discovered

見上げる

みあげる

to look up at; to admire

意見

いけん

opinion; view; advice

発見

はっけん

discovery; finding

見事

みごと

splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable

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