Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kunyomi: み.る み.える み.せる

Onyomi: ケン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: みる

Meaning: see

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

学する(けんがくする)   study, take a research trip

する(はっけんする)   discover

する(はいけんする)   take a look at [hum.]

(いけん)   opinion

(へんけん)   prejudice

る(みる)   see

つかる(みつかる)   be found [v.i.]

つける(みつける)   find [v.t.]

える(みえる)   be seen, seem

せる(みせる)   show

(はなみ)   cherry-blossom viewing

Onyomi Examples

ケン view (of life, etc.), outlook

ケンカイ opinion, point of view

コウケン guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter

セイケン political views

Kunyomi Examples

みる to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

みるみる very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes

える みえる to be seen, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come

える化 みえるか visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization

せる みせる to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...