Vocabulary

What does 見る (みる, miru) mean?

見る (みる, miru) means to see, to look at.

Quick facts
Readingみる
Romajimiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
みる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiru

to see, to look at

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to see; to look; to watch
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to examine; to look over; to assess
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to look after; to attend to; to take care of
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  5. 5auxiliary verb · ichidan verb to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try

Example sentences

  • Please look at the sky.

  • At night, I watch TV.

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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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