見る – 60+ Japanese Verbs for Seeing
見る(みる、) is the Japanese word for see. If you want to say more than just seeing something though, Japanese several words for that. By using compound verbs based on 見る you can say a lot more.
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Compound verbs which are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives as close of translation or explanation of what the word means.
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Word List for 見る
| 見つける | みつける | find |
| 見かける | みかける | happen to see by chance |
| 見直す | みなおす | re-examine |
| 見守る | みまもる | Watch over |
| 見上げる | みあげる | to actually look up or admire |
| 見極める | みきわめる | Ascertain |
| 見送る | みおくる | See off |
| 見当たる | みあたる | come across what one was looking for |
| 見逃す | みのがす | overlook |
| 見渡す | みわたす | gaze over a landscape |
| 見下ろす | みおろす | look down on (physically and metaphorically) |
| 見合う | みあう | look at each-other |
| 見据える | みすえる | Gaze |
| 見込む | みこむ | Anticipate |
| 見抜く | みぬく | See through |
| 見習う | みならう | learn by observation |
| 見失う | みうしなう | Lose sight of |
| 見慣れる | みなれる | be familiar with seeing |
| 見張る | みはる | keep a look out |
| 見分ける | みわける | Distinguish |
| 見立てる | みたてる | diagnose |
| 見通す | みとおす | Foresee |
| 見落とす | みおとす | overlook |
| 見下す | みくだす | look down |
| 見回す | みまわす | Look around |
| 見いだす | みいだす | find out or discover |
| 見比べる | みくらべる | Compare |
| 見積もる | みつもる | estimate |
| 見捨てる | みすてる | Abandon |
| 見届ける | みとどける | watch something until the end to make sure of |
| 見入る | みいる | stare |
| 見越す | みこす | Foresee |
| 見開く | みひらく | Open one’s eyes |
| 見とれる | みとれる | be fascinated by |
| 見計らう | みはからう | Choose at one’s own discretion |
| 見返す | みかえす | Look back |
| 見舞う | みまう | visit someone such as in a hospital |
| 見過ごす | みすごす | look past or neglect something purposely |
| 見向く | みむく | look toward something |
| 見違える | みちがえる | to not recognize or recognized as something else |
| 見破る | みやぶる | to see through deception |
| 見かねる | みかねる | unable to let something pass without doing something |
| 見誤る | みあやまる | Misread |
| 見定める | みさだめる | to find and make sure of or locate |
| 見切る | みきる | to see something through completely or abandon |
| 見限る | みかぎる | to give up or forsake |
| 見惚れる | みほれる | be enchanted by |
| 見知る | みしる | to see and recognize something about something |
| 見回る | みまわる | look around or inspect |
| 見飽きる | みあきる | I am tired of looking at |
| 見受ける | みうける | Catch sight of |
| 見透かす | みすかす | See through |
| 見放す | みはなす | Abandon |
| 見晴らす | みはらす | get a view of a landscape or into the distance |
| 見紛う | みまがう | to look mistakenly as something else |
| 見くびる | みくびる | underestimate |
| 見初める | みそめる | fall in love at first sight |
| 見繕う | みつくろう | choose or make a decision |
| 見果てる | みはてる | see to the end |
| 見下げる | みさげる | Look down on |
| 見取る | みとる | to perceive |
| 見返る | みかえる | look back over the shoulder |
| 見損なう | みそこなう | fail to see |
| 見降ろす | みおろす | look down at |
| 見咎める | みとがめる | Find fault with |
| 見残す | みのこす | Leave seen |
| 見交わす | みかわす | exchange glances |
| 見澄ます | みすます | observe carefully |
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