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省みる (kaerimiru) Japanese meaning: reflect on oneself | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 省みる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 省かえり みる 省かえり みない Polite 省かえり みます 省かえり みません Past polite 省かえり みました 省かえり みませんでした Past 省かえり みた 省かえり みなかった Te-form 省かえり みて 省かえり みないで Desire 省かえり みたい 省かえり みたくない Potential 省かえり みられる also 省かえり みれる 省かえり みられない also 省かえり みれない Passive 省かえり みられる 省かえり みられない Causative 省かえり みさせる 省かえり みさせない Causative passive 省かえり みさせられる 省かえり みさせられない Volitional 省かえり みよう Polite volitional 省かえり みましょう Imperative 省かえり みろ 省かえり みるな Conditional 省かえり みれば 省かえり みなければ Tara conditional 省かえり みたら 省かえり みなかったら
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I reflected on my own actions and regretted them.
He cannot reflect on his past mistakes.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 省かえり みる to reflect critically on (one's own conduct, words, etc.)
I reflected on my own words and actions and felt regret.
我わ が 身み を 省かえり みる to examine one's own conduct or conscience
It was only after failing that I truly examined myself.
Kanji 省 government ministry, conserve, omit Related words 反省する is the common, everyday verb for reflecting on and regretting one's mistakes, while 省みる is a more literary, formal word for the same kind of self-examination.
省みる focuses on self-examination or regret about one's own conduct, while 顧みる is broader and can mean looking back on the past, turning to look behind, or considering something in general.
省みる is a native Japanese verb meaning to look back on and reflect, while 自省 is the Sino-Japanese noun that pairs with する to express the same idea.
Don't confuse with 省みる and 顧みる share the same reading and kanji root but differ in meaning: 省みる means to introspect and judge one's own conduct, while 顧みる means to look back at the past or consider something more generally, without the moral self-criticism.
省みる shares the kanji 省 with 省く but means to reflect on or review one's own past actions, an unrelated meaning to omitting or cutting things out.
Etymology Compound of 省 (self-examination) + みる (to see). The kanji 省 carries the meaning of looking inward and reflecting on oneself.
