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[edit]Etymology 1
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Kanji in this term |
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見 |
み Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
From classical 見ゆ (miyu), from 見る (miru, “to see”) + ゆ (-yu, potential/passive suffix).[1][2][3]
First attested in the Kojiki of 712.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "見える"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
Stem forms | |||
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Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
見える | みえる | [mìéꜜrù] |
Imperative (命令形) | 見えろ | みえろ | [mìéꜜrò] |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 見えられる | みえられる | [mìéráréꜜrù] |
Causative | 見えさせる | みえさせる | [mìésáséꜜrù] |
Potential | - | - | - |
Volitional | 見えよう | みえよー | [mìéyóꜜò] |
Negative | 見えない | みえない | [mìéꜜnàì] |
Negative perfective | 見えなかった | みえなかった | [mìéꜜnàkàttà] |
Formal | 見えます | みえます | [mìémáꜜsù] |
Perfective | 見えた | みえた | [míꜜètà] |
Conjunctive | 見えて | みえて | [míꜜètè] |
Hypothetical conditional | 見えれば | みえれば | [mìéꜜrèbà] |
Verb
[edit]見える • (mieru) intransitive ichidan (stem 見え (mie), past 見えた (mieta))
Japanese verb pair | |
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causative | 見せる |
active | 見る |
mediopassive | 見える |
- (dated) to be seen; to be found
- 1905, 成川揆, A telegram from Shinano Maru
- 敵ノ第二艦隊見ユ
- Teki no daini kantai miyu
- Enemy's second fleet is spotted.
- 敵ノ第二艦隊見ユ
- (having seeing ability): be able to see
- 兄は眼鏡無しでもはっきり見える。
- Ani wa megane nashi de mo hakkiri mieru.
- My elder brother is able to see something distinctly without glasses.
- (within sight): be visible
- 水は無色だが見える。
- Mizu wa mushoku da ga mieru.
- Water is colorless but visible.
- 水は無色だが見える。
- 兄は眼鏡無しでもはっきり見える。
- (easily predictable): be apparent
- この時点で結果が見える。
- Kono jiten de kekka ga mieru.
- The result is apparent at this circumstance.
- この時点で結果が見える。
- (appear likely): to seem, to look (a certain way), to appear (a certain way)
- 馬鹿に見える
- baka ni mieru
- to look stupid
- 彼は及第するように見える。
- Kare wa kyūdai suru yō ni mieru.
- He seems to succeed.
- 馬鹿に見える
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "見える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 見え | みえ | mie | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 見え | みえ | mie | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 見える | みえる | mieru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 見える | みえる | mieru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 見えれ | みえれ | miere | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 見えよ¹ 見えろ² |
みえよ¹ みえろ² |
mieyo¹ miero² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 見えられる | みえられる | mierareru | |
Causative | 見えさせる 見えさす |
みえさせる みえさす |
miesaseru miesasu | |
Potential | 見えられる 見えれる³ |
みえられる みえれる³ |
mierareru miereru³ | |
Volitional | 見えよう | みえよう | mieyō | |
Negative | 見えない 見えぬ 見えん |
みえない みえぬ みえん |
mienai mienu mien | |
Negative continuative | 見えず | みえず | miezu | |
Formal | 見えます | みえます | miemasu | |
Perfective | 見えた | みえた | mieta | |
Conjunctive | 見えて | みえて | miete | |
Hypothetical conditional | 見えれば | みえれば | miereba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential |
Coordinate terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- 見る (miru) (reciprocal)
Etymology 2
[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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見 |
まみ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) + 見ゆ (miyu, “to be seen”, modern 見える).[1][2][3][4]
First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]見える • (mamieru) intransitive ichidan (stem 見え (mamie), past 見えた (mamieta))
- [from 720] (humble) to meet with someone, to have an audience with someone
- [from 1607] to make an appearance, to be present
- [from early 1200s] (possibly archaic) to serve someone, such as a master or husband
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "見える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 見え | まみえ | mamie | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 見え | まみえ | mamie | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 見える | まみえる | mamieru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 見える | まみえる | mamieru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 見えれ | まみえれ | mamiere | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 見えよ¹ 見えろ² |
まみえよ¹ まみえろ² |
mamieyo¹ mamiero² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 見えられる | まみえられる | mamierareru | |
Causative | 見えさせる 見えさす |
まみえさせる まみえさす |
mamiesaseru mamiesasu | |
Potential | 見えられる 見えれる³ |
まみえられる まみえれる³ |
mamierareru mamiereru³ | |
Volitional | 見えよう | まみえよう | mamieyō | |
Negative | 見えない 見えぬ 見えん |
まみえない まみえぬ まみえん |
mamienai mamienu mamien | |
Negative continuative | 見えず | まみえず | mamiezu | |
Formal | 見えます | まみえます | mamiemasu | |
Perfective | 見えた | まみえた | mamieta | |
Conjunctive | 見えて | まみえて | mamiete | |
Hypothetical conditional | 見えれば | まみえれば | mamiereba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential |
References
[edit]- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “見える”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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