見える

• 読み: みえる
• ローマ字: mieru
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look, visible
• 発音: /mi.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To be visible; to be able to see. Also a polite form meaning 'to come' (honorific for 来る).

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb. Has two main uses: describing something being visible or in sight (intransitive — things can be seen naturally), and as an honorific replacement for 来る. Not to be confused with 見られる (potential form of 見る, meaning able to watch/look at intentionally).

例文

1. この窓から富士山が見えます。
2. 暗くて何も見えません。
3. 先生がお見えになりました。

使い方ガイド

場面: scenery, perception, formal greetings

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from 見 (see, look) with the auxiliary える indicating potential or spontaneous occurrence. Describes the natural state of something being visible rather than deliberate looking.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal