JLPT N5 vocabulary
見る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
みる1Atamadaka · high start
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- 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.)
- (auxiliary verb) to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
- (auxiliary verb) to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 見る | 見 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 見 | 見 |
| Polite presentます形 | 見 | 見 |
| Polite pastました形 | 見 | 見 |
| Te-formて形 | 見 | 見 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 見 | 見 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 見 | 見 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 見 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 見 | 見 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 見 | 見る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 見 | 見 |
| Passive受身形 | 見 | 見 |
| Make / let使役形 | 見 | 見 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 見 | 見 |
Example sentences
彼はそれを見たはずがない。
He cannot have seen it.
ほら、 この赤い花を見てごらん。
Hey, take a look at this red flower.
明日、 一緒に映画を見ませんか。
Would you like to see a movie together tomorrow?