見る — to see, to watch
見る is the #34 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to see, to watch” and is pronounced [mʲiɾɯ̟].
#34frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 見る
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見た | past | saw |
| 見 | present | see |
| み | present | see |
| 見よ | command | see! |
| 見ろ | command | see! |
| みよ | command | see! |
| みろ | command | see! |
| 見られる | passive | be seen |
| みられる | passive | be seen |
| 見れる | colloquial | can see |
| みれる | colloquial | can see |
| 見ない | negative | do not see |
| 見ぬ | negative | do not see |
| 見ん | negative | do not see |
| みない | negative | do not see |
| みぬ | negative | do not see |
| みん | negative | do not see |
| 見ず | negative | seeing (stem form) |
| みず | negative | seeing (stem form) |
| 見ます | polite | |
| みます | polite | |
| みた | past | saw |
| 見れば | conditional | if ... see |
| みれば | conditional | if ... see |
| 見 | irrealis | seeing (stem form) |
| み | irrealis | seeing (stem form) |
| 見れ | realis | seeing (stem form) |
| みれ | realis | seeing (stem form) |
| 見れど | contrastive | |
| みれど | contrastive | |
| 見ば | conditional | if ... see |
| みば | conditional | if ... see |
| 見き | past | saw |
| みき | past | saw |
| 見けり | past | saw |
| みけり | past | saw |
| 見つ | past | saw |
| みつ | past | saw |
| 見ぬ | past | saw |
| みぬ | past | saw |
| 見たり | past | seeing (stem form) |
| みたり | past | seeing (stem form) |
| 看る | alternative, kanji | |
| 視る | alternative, kanji | |
| 観る | alternative, kanji |