Vocabulary

What does 眺める (ながめる, nagameru) mean?

眺める (ながめる, nagameru) means to gaze at, to look out over.

Quick facts
Readingながめる
Romajinagameru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ながめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnagameru

to gaze at, to look out over

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to look at; to gaze at; to watch
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

Example sentences

  • I like looking at the sea from the window.

  • He was gazing blankly at the sky.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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