JLPT N5 · Verb

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

１０ページの５行目をみなさい。

Let's begin with the fifth line on page 10.

Tatoeba #236082

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.

Tatoeba #75016

私も親の面倒とか見られないですね。

I can't look after my parents and such either.

Tatoeba #74030

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

見

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

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.