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話が見えない (はなしがみえない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

話はなしが見みえない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

can't follow the conversation; don't get what someone is saying

Used when the speaker cannot grasp the point or direction of a discussion, often because it is unclear, disjointed, or lacks context.

彼かれの説せつ明めいはあちこち飛とんで、話はなしが見みえなかった。
His explanation jumped all over the place, and I couldn't follow what he was saying.
会かい議ぎの途と中ちゅうから参

さん

加か

し

た

の

で

、

話はなし

が

見み

え

ない

。

I joined the meeting partway through, so I can't follow the discussion.

Kanji

話tale, talk
見see, hopes, chances

Similar words

話はなしが通つうじない
話が通じない means communication fails entirely, often due to language barriers or fundamental misunderstanding, while 話が見えない focuses on the listener's inability to follow the thread or point of the talk.
話はなしがわからない
話がわからない is a broader expression for not understanding the content or meaning, whereas 話が見えない specifically implies the overall picture or logic is not visible.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 話 (talk, story) with 見えない (cannot see), literally 'the talk is not visible', figuratively meaning the speaker cannot grasp the thread or point of the conversation.