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Kotomora

見

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 100Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • み.る
  • み.える
  • み.せる

Meaning

見 centers on visual perception and its mental extensions: seeing, looking, and the resulting ideas, opinions, or hopes that come into view.

Most common words using 見

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  • 見るみる
    N5

    to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe

  • 見えるみえる
    N4

    to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight

  • 見せるみせる
    N5

    to show; to display

  • 見つけるみつける
    N4

    to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)

  • 発見はっけん
    N4

    discovery; detection; finding

  • 意見いけん
    N4

    opinion; view; comment

  • 見つかるみつかる
    N4

    to be found; to be discovered

  • 見た目みため
    N2

    appearance; look

  • 見かけみかけ
    N2

    outward appearance

  • 見事みごと
    N3

    splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable

  • 会見かいけん
    N1

    interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

  • 見解けんかい
    N3

    opinion; point of view

  • 見直しみなおし

    review; reconsideration; revision

  • 見方みかた
    N2

    viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle

  • 一見いっけん
    N1

    look; glimpse; glance

  • 見学けんがく
    N4

    inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour; review

  • 必見ひっけん

    must-see; not-to-be-missed

  • 見かけるみかける
    N2

    to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

  • 外見がいけん
    N3

    outward appearance; looks

  • 見込みみこみ
    N1

    hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood

  • 見通しみとおし
    N1

    unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista

  • 見出しみだし
    N2

    heading; headline; title; caption

  • 偏見へんけん
    N1

    prejudice; bias; distorted view

  • 拝見はいけん
    N4

    seeing; looking at

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Etymology

見 is a pictograph of an eye 目 on legs 儿, representing a person actively looking. The modern form preserves this eye-and-legs structure clearly.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part 目 is an eye, and the bottom 儿 looks like legs. Together they show a person walking around with wide-open eyes, seeing everything.

Reading mnemonic

For ケン, imagine a keen-eyed person named Ken who sees every detail: Ken -> ケン, and his sharp eyes match the kanji's meaning.