Kanji · first appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary
見

見 – see, hopes, chances

7 strokesTaught in grade 1#22 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 見 means see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is み.る、み.える、み.せる (miru, mieru, miseru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 見 (no. 147).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケンken
Kun’yomiみ.るmiru
Kun’yomiみ.えるmieru
Kun’yomiみ.せるmiseru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 147). Components: 目・儿.

Words using 見

Example sentences

私も親の面倒とか見られないですね。
I can't look after my parents and such either.
彼女は背を高く見せるためにハイヒールをはいている。
She wears high heels to make herself look taller.
ここではどんどん意見をおっしゃってかまいません。
You can speak out freely here.

Kanji with the same radical

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