見る

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 映画を見ます。▶ —
   I watch a movie.
2. もう一度見せてください。▶ —
   Please show it to me once more.

Collocations

Mnemonic

見る miru — ichidan verb. The kanji 見 (see) generates 見える (be visible, intransitive), 見せる (to show, transitive), 見つける (to find/spot). Note: in Japanese, 本を見る works for "browse/look at a book" — different nuance from 読む (read).

Quick check

1. How do you say "I can't see it well" in Japanese?

   • よく見えません yoku miemasen (correct, intr. "is not visible")
   • よく見ません (= "I don't look")
   • よく見せません (= "I don't show")
   • よく見つけません (= "I don't find")