見
見 — See
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiみる (miru)
Kun’yomiみえる (mieru)
Kun’yomiみせる (miseru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 見
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
| 会見 | かいけん kaiken | interview; audience; meeting |
| 見直し | みなおし minaoshi | review; reconsideration; revision |
| 見方 | みかた mikata | viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something) |
| 見通し | みとおし mitooshi | unobstructed view; perspective; visibility |
| 見解 | けんかい kenkai | opinion; point of view |
Study notes
見 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #22 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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