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みなす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	みなす	みなさない
Polite	みなします	みなしません
Past polite	みなしました	みなしませんでした
Past	みなした	みなさなかった
Te-form	みなして	みなさないで
Desire	みなしたい	みなしたくない
Potential	みなせる	みなせない
Passive	みなされる	みなされない
Causative	みなさせる	みなさせない
Causative passive	みなさせられる	みなさせられない
Volitional	みなそう
Polite volitional	みなしましょう
Imperative	みなせ	みなすな
Conditional	みなせば	みなさなければ
Tara conditional	みなしたら	みなさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

regard as; consider to be; deem

usually written using kana alone

Transitive verb used in the pattern AをBとみなす, meaning to treat, judge, or regard A as B. Often slightly formal or objective in tone, especially in rules, judgments, and explanations.

彼かれの沈ちん黙もくを同どう意いとみなした。
I regarded his silence as consent.
この行こう為いは契けい約やく違い反はんとみなされる。
This act is considered a breach of contract.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を〈事こと〉と見みなすto regard/treat X as Y
無む回かい答とうは反はん対たいと見みなす。
A non-response is regarded as opposition.
〈事こと〉と見みなされるto be regarded/deemed as X
その契けい約やくは無む効こうと見みなされた。
The contract was deemed invalid.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
做make
看watch over, see

Related words· 7

考かんがえるN5
考える is the general, everyday verb for 'to think' or 'to consider', while 見なす specifically means to classify or treat something as belonging to a certain category or status.
判はん断だんN3
判断する means to judge or decide after weighing evidence, whereas 見なす emphasizes formally treating A as B, often by rule or convention rather than proof.
扱あつかうN3
扱う (as in 〜として扱う) means to treat or handle something as a certain thing in practice, while 見なす focuses on the mental or formal classification itself.
位い置ち付づける
位置付ける stresses assigning something a place within a larger system or framework, while みなす simply means to regard or treat something as being a certain thing.

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とする
みなす specifically means to regard or deem something as something else, and is narrower and often more formal than the broad とする used in AをBとする.
思おもうN5
見なす is a more formal, deliberate judgment of how something should be regarded, while 思う can express a casual, everyday assessment.
見み受うける
見なす means to regard or classify something as a certain thing, often formally or officially, while 見受ける is a softer, more tentative visual impression.

Don't confuse with

みなし
見なす is the verb 'to deem/regard as', while 見なし is the noun/prefix form used to label something as legally or administratively deemed a certain status (e.g. みなし公務員).

Word family

みなし
deemed; presumptive; imputed

Written forms

みなすUsage75%
Kana spelling is preferred because It is usually written in kana.
見みなすUsage22%
Standard kanji spelling also and common in formal writing.
見み做なすUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; mainly useful for recognition.
看み做なすUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; mainly useful for recognition.

Etymology

The kanji spelling 見なす uses 見, reflecting the idea of 'looking on' or 'regarding' something in a certain way. The exact historical derivation is not specified.