見 — see, look, visible
みる
見
see
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
action
U+898B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #22
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #57
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #147
Meanings
- see
- look
- visible
word
み mi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
見
る
miru
to see
見
え
る
mieru
to be visible
見
せ
る
miseru
to show
見
つ
け
る
mitsukeru
to find
見
つ
か
る
mitsukaru
to be found
見
か
け
る
mikakeru
to catch sight of
見
つ
め
る
mitsumeru
to stare at
見
れ
る
mireru
to be able to see (colloquial)
見
た
目
mitame
appearance
見
出
し
midashi
heading
見
出
す
miidasu
to find out
見
上
げ
る
miageru
to look up at
見
な
す
minasu
to regard as
見
え
mie
appearance
見
い
だ
す
miidasu
to find out
見
下
ろ
す
miorosu
to look down on
見
か
け
mikake
appearance
見
つ
け
出
す
mitsukedasu
to find out
見
せ
つ
け
る
misetsukeru
to show off
花
見
hanami
cherry blossom viewing
見
本
mihon
sample
見
直
し
minaoshi
review
見
通
し
mitooshi
outlook
見
直
す
minaosu
to review
見
合
う
miau
to be proportionate
見
当
た
る
miataru
to be found
見
知
ら
ぬ
mishiranu
unknown
見
合
い
miai
arranged marriage meeting
見
分
け
る
miwakeru
to distinguish
見
回
す
mimawasu
to look around
見
方
mikata
viewpoint
見
事
migoto
splendid
見
守
る
mimamoru
to watch over
見
送
る
miokuru
to see off
見
受
け
る
miukeru
to observe
見
習
う
minarau
to follow someone's example
見
落
と
す
miotosu
to overlook
見
返
り
mikaeri
return
見
所
midokoro
highlight
見
極
め
る
mikiwameru
to ascertain
見
積
も
り
mitsumori
estimate
見
失
う
miushinau
to lose sight of
見
積
mitsumori
estimate
見
積
も
る
mitsumoru
to estimate
夢
見
る
yumemiru
to dream
見
慣
れ
る
minareru
to become used to seeing
見
張
る
miharu
to stand watch
見
捨
て
る
misuteru
to abandon
見
込
み
mikomi
prospect
見
込
む
mikomu
to expect
見
逃
す
minogasu
to overlook
見
渡
す
miwatasu
to look out over
見
舞
い
mimai
visiting the sick
見
舞
う
mimau
to visit (a sick person)
見
抜
く
minuku
to see through
垣
間
見
る
kaimamiru
to catch a glimpse of
見
据
え
る
misueru
to gaze at
けん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
め
目
eye
#109
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 目 (eye) above 儿 (person's legs). A large eye atop a walking figure — a person who goes to see.