# 見 look

目 (eye) + (human legs)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE PN

## Onyomi

KEN |

## Mnemonic

| I looked with my eye as rats gnawed off KENny's little human legs.

## Kunyomi

( を ) み*る | to look, to see ★★★★★
( を ) み＊せる | show something to someone ★★★★★
( が or に ) み＊える | be able to see. As in, "Can you see that bird in the distance?" ★★★★★
み＊せびらかす | to show off. This is not an offensive term - you can even say it about yourself, "I'd like to show off my new boyfriend!" ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

意見(いけん) | opinion ★★★★★ 意 (meaning) + 見 (look) = 意見 (opinion)
見付ける(みつける) | find ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 見 (look) + 付 (stick to) = 見付ける (find) find (your car keys that you thought you'd lost)ー BOOBOO: you don't use 見つける about things you're discovering for the first time. That's 発見 (はっけん）!
花見(はなみ) | sakura-viewing party ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 花 (flower) + 見 (look) = 花見 (sakura-viewing party) cherry-blossom looking-at-and-getting-bombed parties

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
貝 | shellfish | ANIMAL LEGS |
見 | look | HUMAN LEGS |

Money has ANIMAL LEGS because a shellfish is an animal.

Look has HUMAN LEGS because you're a human and you look at shit.

## Used In

- 境
- 現
- 寛
- 規
- 覧
- 視
- 覚
- 鏡
- 観
- 親

## Synonyms

appearance 容姿 外見 見た目 外観 容貌
dump 見捨てる 振る
great, magnificent 上手 うまい 素敵 立派 素晴らしい 見事
guard 警備 監視 見張り
idly, stand by 見兼ねてxxx 見殺し 勘弁出来ない たまるか
interpretation 感想 意見 印象 解釈
judge someone 偏見 判断 先入観 判決 裁く 審査
overlook 見過ごす 大目に見る
point of view 立場 見方 味方 世界観 彼にして見ればxxx
see 見る 観る
show off 見栄を張る 見せびらかす
show, indicate 見せる 示す
summit 頂点 見所 頂上 山頂 天辺 頂
to look or stare チラ見する じっと見る にらむ 見つめる 眺める