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鑑みる (かんがみる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
take into account ; consider ; learn from
Used when making a judgment or decision after reflecting on something, often a past event, example, or lesson. Commonly appears in formal or written contexts.
この 事じ 例れい に 鑑かんが みる と 、 同どう 様よう の 対たい 策さく が 必ひつ 要よう だ 。
Considering this case, similar measures are necessary.
Written forms 鑑かんが みる Usage 29%
かんがみる Usage 71%
鑒かんが みる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 鑒 is an older variant of 鑑.
Kanji 鑑 specimen, take warning from, learn from 鑒 take warning from, learn from, pattern Similar words 考こう 慮りょ する 考慮する is a general term for 'consider' or 'take into account', while 鑑みる implies deeper reflection on a lesson or precedent, often in formal writing.
踏ふ まえる 踏まえる means 'to be based on' or 'to take into consideration', but is more about using something as a foundation. 鑑みる emphasizes learning from past experience or examples.
Etymology Derived from the kanji 鑑 (mirror, pattern, example) combined with みる (to see), literally 'to see in a mirror' → 'to reflect upon'. The reading かんがみる is a compound of 鑑 (かん) and みる.
