見

音読おんよみ: ケン

訓読くんよみ:・みえる・みせる

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 見(みる)

Meaning

To see / to look / to show

  • る — to see
  • える — to be visible
  • せる — to show
  • 意見いけん — opinion
  • 発見はっけん — discovery
  • 見物けんぶつ — sightseeing
  • 見学けんがく — inspection / study visit
  • 拝見はいけん — humble form of “見る” (to look)
  • 偏見へんけん — prejudice / biased view
  • 予見よけん — prior view / prediction

“見” is visually intuitive — it looks like an eye (目) with legs (儿), symbolizing a person walking and seeing. It’s used in many daily expressions such as 見る (see), 見せる (show), and 見える (be visible), as well as compound words like 発見 and 意見.

つきえます。
I can see the moon.

意見いけんかせてください。
Please share your opinion.

物
Creates
見物けんぶつ:Sightseeing
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