顧みる（かえりみる）
JLPT N1 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: to reflect on / care about
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 顧みます | かえりみます |
| te-form | 顧みて | かえりみて |
| ta-form (past) | 顧みた | かえりみた |
| nai-form (negative) | 顧みない | かえりみない |
| potential form | 顧みられる | かえりみられる |
Example sentences
- 自分の行いを顧みる。 — She reflects on her own conduct.
- 過去を顧みて教訓を得る。 — He looked back on the past and drew a lesson from it.
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