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見とれる (mitoreru) Japanese meaning: be fascinated by | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 見とれる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 見み とれる 見み とれない Polite 見み とれます 見み とれません Past polite 見み とれました 見み とれませんでした Past 見み とれた 見み とれなかった Te-form 見み とれて 見み とれないで Desire 見み とれたい 見み とれたくない Potential 見み とれられる also 見み とれれる 見み とれられない also 見み とれれない Passive 見み とれられる 見み とれられない Causative 見み とれさせる 見み とれさせない Causative passive 見み とれさせられる 見み とれさせられない Volitional 見み とれよう Polite volitional 見み とれましょう Imperative 見み とれろ 見み とれるな Conditional 見み とれれば 見み とれなければ Tara conditional 見み とれたら 見み とれなかったら
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I was captivated by her beauty.
The children were gazing admiringly at the fireworks.
Kanji 惚 fall in love with, admire, grow senile 蕩 melt, be charmed, captivated Related words 見とれる implies being charmed or captivated by something beautiful, while 見入る just means to stare intently, often out of concentration or surprise rather than admiration.
見とれる is specifically about being visually captivated while watching something, whereas うっとりする describes a dreamy, entranced feeling that can arise from sounds, smells, or emotions as well as sights.
見とれる is a verb meaning to stare at something because one is fascinated by it, while 惚れ惚れ is an adverb describing that same feeling of admiring fascination.
Written forms 見み とれる Usage 77%
Standard common spelling; the verb is often written with the okurigana とれる.
見惚みと れる Usage 18%
Kanji 惚 carries a nuance of being charmed or fascinated; this spelling is less common but still encountered.
みとれる Usage 5%
見蕩みと れる Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蕩 suggests being captivated or entranced.
Etymology An old native verb meaning “gaze in fascination” or “be captivated by what one sees.” The spellings 見蕩れる and 見惚れる represent that meaning.
