見る（みる）
JLPT N5 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to see / watch
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 見ます | みます |
| te-form | 見て | みて |
| ta-form (past) | 見た | みた |
| nai-form (negative) | 見ない | みない |
| potential form | 見られる | みられる |
See the full conjugation table for "見る" →
Example sentences
- 週末に家で映画を見る。 — On weekends I watch movies at home.
- テレビで夜のニュースを見た。 — I watched the evening news on TV.
Idioms & proverbs containing “見る”
- 見るは法楽 (みるはほうらく) — seeing is enjoying
- 正直者が馬鹿を見る (しょうじきものがばかをみる) — honesty does not pay; life is unfair
- 見ると聞くとは大違い (みるときくとはおおちがい) — there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
- 聞くと見るとは大違い (きくとみるとはおおちがい) — don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
- 子を見ること親に如かず (こをみることおやにしかず) — the parent is the best judge of the child
- 足元を見る (あしもとをみる) — to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “見る” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)