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

Miru — 見る, to see. Stem "mi" + verb ending "ru." The kanji 見 lives in Korean "kyeon" — opinion (uigyeon), discovery (balgyeon). But the sound "mi" itself is Yamato. The character: eye (目) atop legs (儿) — the shape of seeing. To see is the most basic verb of sense, in Japanese as elsewhere. A seegongsik measure — noticing what you see is where learning begins.

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")