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眺めやる (ながめやる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

眺ながめやる

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が

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

gaze out at; look out over

Describes directing one's gaze outward, often toward a distant or expansive scene. Slightly literary or descriptive, common in narrative prose.

彼かれは窓まどから遠とおくの山やま々やまを眺ながめやった。
He gazed out at the distant mountains from the window.
ベランダに出でて、海うみを眺なが

めやる

の

が

好す

き

だ

。

I like going out on the balcony and looking out over the sea.

Written forms

眺ながめやるUsage98%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; 眺め遣る is a less common variant using the kanji 遣る.
眺ながめ遣やるUsage2%
Rare kanji variant; 遣る is an older or more formal way to write やる in this compound.

Kanji

眺stare, watch, look at
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Similar words

眺ながめる
眺める is the more common, general verb for 'to gaze at' or 'to view'; 眺めやる adds a nuance of directing one's gaze outward or into the distance.

Etymology

Compound of 眺め (nagame, 'viewing, gazing', the continuative form of 眺める) and やる (yaru, 'to send, to direct'). The combination yields 'to send one's gaze' or 'to direct one's view outward'.