The kanji 見: meaning, readings and stroke order

見

Meaning: see, look
On reading: ケン ken
Kun reading: み（る） miru、み（える） mieru、み（せる） miseru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 見 see
Level: Level 1 · grade 1

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhìn, xem (kiến)
Japanese: みる。
Korean: 보다 (견·현)
Chinese: 看 (见)

Readings, words and example sentences

ケン ken · on reading

見けん学がく
field trip, visit to learn
あした学校の 見けん学がくがあります。
We have a school field trip tomorrow.

み（る） miru · kun reading

見みる
to look, to watch
よる、テレビを 見みます。
I watch TV at night.

み（える） mieru · kun reading

見みえる
can be seen
まどから山が 見みえます。
I can see the mountains from the window.

み（せる） miseru · kun reading

見みせる
to show
その本を 見みせて ください。
Please show me that book.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.