JLPT N2 · Verb

見送る (miokuru)

見送る (みおくる, miokuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to see (someone) off; to escort”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みおくる
Romaji: miokuru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to see (someone) off; to escort · godan verb, transitive
to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after · godan verb, transitive
to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity) · godan verb, transitive
to postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is) · godan verb, transitive
to take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

両親は空港まで私を見送ってくれた。

My parents came to the airport to see me off.

Tatoeba #78017

私たちは彼が見えなくなるまで見送った。

We watched him until he was out of sight.

Tatoeba #165336

彼に会う機会を見送った。

I passed up an opportunity to see him.

Tatoeba #118651

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 見送る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	見送る	みおくる miokuru
Polite (~masu)	見送ります	みおくります miokurimasu
Negative	見送らない	みおくらない miokuranai
Polite negative	見送りません	みおくりません miokurimasen
Past	見送った	みおくった miokutta
Polite past	見送りました	みおくりました miokurimashita
Negative past	見送らなかった	みおくらなかった miokuranakatta
Te-form	見送って	みおくって miokutte
Potential	見送れる	みおくれる miokureru
Passive	見送られる	みおくられる miokurareru
Causative	見送らせる	みおくらせる miokuraseru
Volitional	見送ろう	みおくろう miokurou
Imperative	見送れ	みおくれ miokure
Conditional (~ba)	見送れば	みおくれば miokureba

Kanji in 見送る

見

see, hopes, chancesケン・み.る・み.える · 7 strokes

送

escort, sendソウ・おく.る · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見送る.

見るみるto see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

Source: JMdict entry 1259830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.