I Love Kanji見舞う (mimau)
見舞う (みまう, mimau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- みまう
- Romaji
- mimau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after · godan verb, transitive
- to attack; to hit; to strike; to deal (a punch) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 見舞う
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 | 見舞う | みまう mimau |
| Polite (~masu) | 見舞います | みまいます mimaimasu |
| Negative | 見舞わない | みまわない mimawanai |
| Polite negative | 見舞いません | みまいません mimaimasen |
| Past | 見舞った | みまった mimatta |
| Polite past | 見舞いました | みまいました mimaimashita |
| Negative past | 見舞わなかった | みまわなかった mimawanakatta |
| Te-form | 見舞って | みまって mimatte |
| Potential | 見舞える | みまえる mimaeru |
| Passive | 見舞われる | みまわれる mimawareru |
| Causative | 見舞わせる | みまわせる mimawaseru |
| Volitional | 見舞おう | みまおう mimaou |
| Imperative | 見舞え | みまえ mimae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 見舞えば | みまえば mimaeba |
Kanji in 見舞う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 見舞う.
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 1259990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.