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見晴らし (みはらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

見み晴はらし

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

view; scenic view; prospect

Refers to a broad, open view of scenery, often from a high place. Commonly used in travel and nature contexts.

山さん頂ちょうからの見み晴はらしは最さい高こうだった。
The view from the mountaintop was superb.
このホテルは海うみの見み晴は

らし

が

良よ

い

。

This hotel has a good view of the sea.

2

noun

viewing platform; overlook

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 見晴らし台. Used in compound names for observation decks or scenic overlooks. Not a standalone word for 'platform'.

See also: 見晴らし台

「見み晴はらし台だい」の略りゃくで、観かん光こう地ちの案あん内ない板ばんに「見み晴はらし」とだけ書かかれることがある。
As an abbreviation of 見晴らし台, it may appear simply as 見晴らし on tourist signs.

Written forms

見み晴はらしUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
見晴みはらしUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; the okurigana らし is normally included.
見みはらしUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
晴clear up

Similar words

眺ながめ
眺め is a more general word for a view or scene, while 見晴らし emphasizes a wide, unobstructed prospect from a vantage point.
見み晴はらし台だい
見晴らし台 is the full form for 'observation deck'; 見晴らし alone is an abbreviation used mainly in compound names.

Etymology

Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 晴らし (harashi, 'clearing up'), from the verb 晴らす (harasu, 'to clear away'). Literally 'clearing the view'.