視
inspection, regard as, see, look at
Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- み.る
Nanori
- とも
- み
Meaning
視 centers on using the eyes to observe and form a judgment: seeing, looking at, inspecting, or regarding something in a certain way.
Most common words using 視
24 of 316- 視聴しちょう
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching
- 無視むしN3
disregarding; ignoring
- 監視かんしN1
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout
- 視点してんN1
point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
- 重視じゅうしN3
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
- 視線しせんN2
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
- 視覚しかくN1
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
- 視野しやN2
field of vision; view
- 視界しかい
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
- 視力しりょくN1
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
- 警視庁けいしちょうN1
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
- 視察しさつN1
inspection; observation
- 透視とうし
seeing through
- 軽視けいしN1
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt; disdain
- 直視ちょくしN1
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
- 警視けいし
police superintendent
- 凝視ぎょうし
stare; gaze; fixation
- 巡視じゅんし
inspection tour
- 近視きんしN1
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
- 検視けんし
examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
- 視聴率しちょうりつN1
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
- 視聴者しちょうしゃ
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
- 重要視じゅうようし
regarding highly; attaching importance to
- 巨視的きょしてきN1
macroscopic
Study
Etymology
視 combines 示 (altar, show) with 見 (see), suggesting the act of looking at something displayed or inspecting it carefully.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 示 suggests something shown or displayed, and the right side 見 is an eye on legs. Picture someone inspecting a displayed object with a careful eye.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, imagine she inspecting a scene: she -> シ, and she looks at everything closely.