I Love Kanji見習う (minarau)
見習う (みならう, minarau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to follow (someone's) example; to imitate”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- みならう
- Romaji
- minarau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to pattern oneself on · godan verb, transitive
- to learn (by observation) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 見習う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見習う | みならう minarau |
| Polite (~masu) | 見習います | みならいます minaraimasu |
| Negative | 見習わない | みならわない minarawanai |
| Polite negative | 見習いません | みならいません minaraimasen |
| Past | 見習った | みならった minaratta |
| Polite past | 見習いました | みならいました minaraimashita |
| Negative past | 見習わなかった | みならわなかった minarawanakatta |
| Te-form | 見習って | みならって minaratte |
| Potential | 見習える | みならえる minaraeru |
| Passive | 見習われる | みならわれる minarawareru |
| Causative | 見習わせる | みならわせる minarawaseru |
| Volitional | 見習おう | みならおう minaraou |
| Imperative | 見習え | みならえ minarae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 見習えば | みならえば minaraeba |
Kanji in 見習う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見習う.
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 1259700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.