見る
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
Auxiliary verb
Ichidan verb
5. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
6. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ... (Usually kana, as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Other spellings
観る視るみる
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
みる
Used in vocabulary
見る目
discerning eye; an eye (for something); good judgement; public eye; (in) the eyes of others; people watching; public opinion; appearance; sight; impression; …
Noun
見る目嗅ぐ鼻
Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead); (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye
Expression
Examples2851
映画 を 観 に 行かない?
Would you like to take in a movie?
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.
10 ページ の5 行 目 を み なさい。
Let's begin with the fifth line on page 10.
私たち は お互い を 理解 して みる べき だ。
We should try to understand one another.
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.
私 はX— ファイルザムービー を 見ました。
I watched X-files the movie.