I Love Kanji眺める (nagameru)
眺める (ながめる, nagameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to look at; to gaze at”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ながめる
- Romaji
- nagameru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at · ichidan verb, transitive
- to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 眺める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 眺める | ながめる nagameru |
| Polite (~masu) | 眺めます | ながめます nagamemasu |
| Negative | 眺めない | ながめない nagamenai |
| Polite negative | 眺めません | ながめません nagamemasen |
| Past | 眺めた | ながめた nagameta |
| Polite past | 眺めました | ながめました nagamemashita |
| Negative past | 眺めなかった | ながめなかった nagamenakatta |
| Te-form | 眺めて | ながめて nagamete |
| Potential | 眺められる | ながめられる nagamerareru |
| Passive | 眺められる | ながめられる nagamerareru |
| Causative | 眺めさせる | ながめさせる nagamesaseru |
| Volitional | 眺めよう | ながめよう nagameyou |
| Imperative | 眺めろ | ながめろ nagamero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 眺めれば | ながめれば nagamereba |
Kanji in 眺める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 眺める.
Source: JMdict entry 1428830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.