見る (miru)
見る (みる, miru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to see; to look”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- みる
- Romaji
- miru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe · ichidan verb, transitive
- to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge · ichidan verb, transitive
- to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on · ichidan verb, transitive
- to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try · auxiliary verb, ichidan verb · usually written in kana · after the -te form of a verb
Example sentences
頭がくらくらしているので、深く考えずにいい加減なことを書いてみる。
My head is swimming, so I'll try writing any old stuff without any deep thought.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 見る
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見る | みる miru |
| Polite (~masu) | 見ます | みます mimasu |
| Negative | 見ない | みない minai |
| Polite negative | 見ません | みません mimasen |
| Past | 見た | みた mita |
| Polite past | 見ました | みました mimashita |
| Negative past | 見なかった | みなかった minakatta |
| Te-form | 見て | みて mite |
| Potential | 見られる | みられる mirareru |
| Passive | 見られる | みられる mirareru |
| Causative | 見させる | みさせる misaseru |
| Volitional | 見よう | みよう miyou |
| Imperative | 見ろ | みろ miro |
| Conditional (~ba) | 見れば | みれば mireba |
Kanji in 見る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見る.
見せるみせるto show意見いけんopinion拝見はいけんseeing花見はなみcherry blossom viewing見物けんぶつsightseeing見えるみえるto be seen見つけるみつけるto find見つかるみつかるto be foundお見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)見解けんかいopinion見当けんとうestimate見事みごとsplendid発見はっけんdiscovery見送りみおくりseeing (someone) off
Source: JMdict entry 1259290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.