見まみえる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

have an audience with; meet (humble)

Humble expression used when the speaker meets a superior, such as a lord, emperor, or high-ranking person. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

• 明日あした、陛へい下かにまみえることになっております。

  I am to have an audience with His Majesty tomorrow.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

face (an enemy); confront

Used in military or dramatic contexts for facing an opponent in battle or a showdown. Not an everyday word.

• 両りょう軍ぐんは平へい原げんでまみえた。

  The two armies confronted each other on the plain.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

serve as one's wife; become a wife

Archaic or highly literary expression for a woman becoming a wife and serving her husband. Rare in modern Japanese.

• 彼かの女じょは若わかくして彼かれにまみえた。

  She became his wife at a young age.