The Japanese word for to look is
見る
みる - miru
Japanese Definition
| look | |
| 1. 動詞. (自動詞, 通常は 'at'を伴って) （見ようとして）みる。 | |
| Look at my new car! | |
| 僕の新車をご覧よ。 | |
| Don't look in the closet. | |
| クローゼットの中は見ないで! | |
| 2. 動詞. ながめる。 | |
| 3. 動詞. ～にみえる。 | |
| She looks a lot like her mother. | |
| 彼女は母親にとても似ている。 | |
| How old does she look to you? | |
| 彼女いくつに見える？ | |
| 4. 動詞. たしかめる。 | |
| 5. 名詞. 見ること。 | |
| 6. 名詞. 一見。 | |
| 7. 名詞. 目つき。 | |
| 8. 名詞. 表情。 | |
| 9. 名詞. 外観。 | |
| 10. 名詞. 様子。 |
Translations for look and their definitions
| 見る | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 見る, 見える, c=見せる, みる, みえる, ck=みせる) | |
| 2. v. to see, to watch, to observe, to look at something | |
| 3. v. to look over, to examine, to judge | |
| 4. v. to take care of, to look after, to keep an eye on somebody | |
| 5. v. to view something, like paintings, flowers or a movie | |
| 映画を見に行く - to go see a movie | |
| あの 監督 の 映画 を 見た こと は ありません。 - I haven't seen any of that director's movies before. | |
| 6. v. みる: (after the w:Japanese verb conjugation#te form te form of a verb) to try to do (q, literally, “do the preceding verb and see”) | |
| 納豆を食べてみませんか。 - Why not try to eat natto? | |
| 死ぬ まで 君 と 生きて みたい よ - Until death I want to try to live with you | |
| 怪しい 扉 を 開けて みたくない よ - I don't want to try to open the weird door! | |
| 7. v. Usage: * This auxiliary usage implies that the action has never been attempted by the subject. |
| 観る | |
| 1. v. alternative form of ja 見る : view (a movie, flowers) |
| ご覧になる | |
| 1. v. (honorific) to see | |
| 2. v. (honorific) to look | |
| 3. v. (honorific) to watch | |
| 4. v. (honorific) (after the -te form of a verb) to try to |
| 向かう | |
| 1. v. to face | |
| 2. v. to go towards |
| 見える | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 見る, 見える, c=見せる, みる, みえる, ck=みせる) | |
| 2. v. (dated) to be seen; to be found | |
| 3. v. (sense, having seeing ability) able to see (ja: 目が見える、目の見える) | |
| 兄は眼鏡無しでもはっきり見える。 - My elder brother is able to see something distinctly without glasses. | |
| 4. v. (sense, within sight) visible (ja: 目に見える) | |
| 水は無色だが見える。 - Water is colorless but visible. | |
| 5. v. (sense, easily predictable) apparent (ja: 目に見える) | |
| この時点で結果が見える。 - The result is apparent at this circumstance. | |
| 6. v. (sense, appear likely) to seem, to look q, a certain way, to appear q, a certain way | |
| 馬鹿に見える - to look stupid | |
| 彼は及第するように見える。 - He seems to succeed. | |
| 7. v. (from 720) (humble) to meet with someone, to have an audience with someone | |
| 8. v. (from 1607) to make an appearance, to be present |
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