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見える to be visible, to be seen

見える is the #175 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to be visible, to be seen” and is pronounced [mʲie̞ɾɯ̟].

#175frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of 見える

FormWhat it isMeaning
見えたpastwas
見えpresentbe
みえpresentbe
見えよcommandbe!
見えろcommandbe!
みえよcommandbe!
みえろcommandbe!
見えられるpassivebe been
みえられるpassivebe been
見えれるcolloquialcan be
みえれるcolloquialcan be
見えないnegativedo not be
見えぬnegativedo not be
見えんnegativedo not be
みえないnegativedo not be
みえぬnegativedo not be
みえんnegativedo not be
見えずnegativebeing (stem form)
みえずnegativebeing (stem form)
見えますpolite
みえますpolite
みえたpastwas
見えればconditionalif ... be
みえればconditionalif ... be

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