Japanese

Verb

見る ‎(transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana みる, romaji miru)

1. to see, to watch, to observe, to look at something
2. to look over, to examine, to judge
3. to take care of, to look after, to keep an eye on somebody
4. to view something, like paintings, flowers or a movie
5. (usually after the te form of a verb) to try (written in hiragana in this sense)

   納豆 (なっとう)を食 (た)べてみませんか。

   Nattō o tabetemimasen ka.

   Why not try [to eat] natto?

Related terms

• 見 (み)える ‎(mieru)
• 診 (み)る ‎(miru)
• 看 (み)る ‎(miru)

Synonyms

• 視聴 (しちょう)する ‎(shichō suru)

Derived terms

• 見 (み)せる ‎(miseru)
• 見 (み)る影 (かげ)もない ‎(miru kage mo nai), 見 (み)る影 (かげ)も無 (な)い ‎(miru kage mo nai): mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left of something great once possessed
• 夢 (ゆめ)を見 (み)る ‎(yume o miru)

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3