見み立たてる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

choose by looking; select after inspection

Implies examining items visually and then picking one. Often used when selecting goods, produce, or items in a shop.

• 市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんな魚さかなを見み立たてて買かった。

  I chose and bought fresh fish at the market after looking them over.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

diagnose (as)

Used in medical contexts when a doctor identifies an illness based on symptoms. Often followed by ～と見立てる.

• 医い者しゃはその症しょう状じょうをインフルエンザと見み立たてた。

  The doctor diagnosed the symptoms as influenza.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

judge; estimate; assess

Making a judgment or estimation about something after observation. Can be used for appraising value, quality, or a situation.

• 彼かれは相あい手ての実じつ力りょくを見み立たてて作さく戦せんを立たてた。

  He assessed the opponent's ability and made a plan.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

liken to; compare to; treat as

Imaginatively seeing one thing as another; often used in artistic or poetic contexts, or when treating something as a metaphor. Common pattern: AをBに見立てる.

• 彼かれは人じん生せいを旅たびに見み立たてて話はなした。

  He likened life to a journey and spoke about it.