見上げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見上げる | 見上げない |
| Polite | 見上げます | 見上げません |
| Past polite | 見上げました | 見上げませんでした |
| Past | 見上げた | 見上げなかった |
| Te-form | 見上げて | 見上げないで |
| Desire | 見上げたい | 見上げたくない |
| Potential | 見上げられるalso 見上げれる | 見上げられないalso 見上げれない |
| Passive | 見上げられる | 見上げられない |
| Causative | 見上げさせる | 見上げさせない |
| Causative passive | 見上げさせられる | 見上げさせられない |
| Volitional | 見上げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 見上げましょう | |
| Imperative | 見上げろ | 見上げるな |
| Conditional | 見上げれば | 見上げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 見上げたら | 見上げなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
look up at; raise one's eyes to
Used when directing one's gaze upward toward something physically above the speaker, such as the sky, a building, or a person's face.
The child is looking up at the night sky.
I looked up at the tall building in front of the station.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Figurative extension of looking upward: to regard someone as admirable or superior. Often overlaps with 尊敬する, but 見上げる keeps the image of looking up to someone.
The students truly looked up to that teacher.
His honesty is admirable.
I looked up at the tall building.
When I looked up at the night sky, the stars were beautiful.
She looked up to her older brother.