I Love Kanji見なす (minasu)
見なす (みなす, minasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to regard (as); to consider (to be)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- みなす
- Romaji
- minasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 見なす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見なす | みなす minasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 見なします | みなします minashimasu |
| Negative | 見なさない | みなさない minasanai |
| Polite negative | 見なしません | みなしません minashimasen |
| Past | 見なした | みなした minashita |
| Polite past | 見なしました | みなしました minashimashita |
| Negative past | 見なさなかった | みなさなかった minasanakatta |
| Te-form | 見なして | みなして minashite |
| Potential | 見なせる | みなせる minaseru |
| Passive | 見なされる | みなされる minasareru |
| Causative | 見なさせる | みなさせる minasaseru |
| Volitional | 見なそう | みなそう minasou |
| Imperative | 見なせ | みなせ minase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 見なせば | みなせば minaseba |
Kanji in 見なす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見なす.
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 1604630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.