見る

• 読み: みる
• ローマ字: miru
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — to see, to look
• 発音: /mi.ɾɯ/

意味

To see; to look at; to watch; to view; to observe.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Covers a wide range of visual perception, from passive seeing to active watching. Used for watching TV, movies, and looking at scenery. The auxiliary form てみる means 'to try doing something.' Different from 見える (mieru, 'to be visible') and 観る (miru, used specifically for performances/shows).

例文

1. テレビを見ますか。
2. 昨日映画を見ました。
3. この本を見てください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, entertainment, observation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 見 depicts an eye (目) on legs (儿), representing the act of looking or observing while moving about.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal