JLPT N1 · Verb

顧みる (kaerimiru)

顧みる (かえりみる, kaerimiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to look back on (the past); to reflect on”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かえりみる
Romaji: kaerimiru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about · ichidan verb, transitive
to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder · ichidan verb, transitive
to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration · ichidan verb, transitive · usu. in the negative

Example sentences

顧みられぬ無数の漂流者が家を求めてる。

A hundred billion castaways are looking for a home.

Tatoeba #174447

彼女は費用を顧みず家を飾りたてた。

She decorated her house regardless of cost.

Tatoeba #87135

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

Conjugation of 顧みる

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	顧みる	かえりみる kaerimiru
Polite (~masu)	顧みます	かえりみます kaerimimasu
Negative	顧みない	かえりみない kaeriminai
Polite negative	顧みません	かえりみません kaerimimasen
Past	顧みた	かえりみた kaerimita
Polite past	顧みました	かえりみました kaerimimashita
Negative past	顧みなかった	かえりみなかった kaeriminakatta
Te-form	顧みて	かえりみて kaerimite
Potential	顧みられる	かえりみられる kaerimirareru
Passive	顧みられる	かえりみられる kaerimirareru
Causative	顧みさせる	かえりみさせる kaerimisaseru
Volitional	顧みよう	かえりみよう kaerimiyou
Imperative	顧みろ	かえりみろ kaerimiro
Conditional (~ba)	顧みれば	かえりみれば kaerimireba

Kanji in 顧みる

顧

look back, review, examine oneselfコ・かえり.みる · 21 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1267870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.