Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
Usually written in kana
5. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
after the -te form of a verb
6. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.
Pitch accent
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to dream (of)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
when looked at in that way
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to watch steadily; to stare
rare; extraordinary; singular
to care for someone; to look after someone
to dream (of)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to face
to glance at; to glimpse
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to peek; to peep
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to peek; to peep
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to look upwards; to look up
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to glance at; to glimpse
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to cast a sharp glance
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to experience
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
at a glance; obviously
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to look down on; to condescend
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to look at the long term
to examine papers
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to the trained eye
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
to get into trouble; to get busted
to reflect carefully
quick to seize an opportunity
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
to gaze into the distance
to read (a person's) physiognomy
unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
to look closely
detestable to look at
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
patently; clearly at first glance
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
to look over the fence
seeing is enjoying; looking doesn't cost a thing
to attend to business
to show partiality
the parent is the best judge of the child
to divine
worth seeing; must-see; noticeable; noteworthy
Examples (200 in total)
Does he want to see it?
What are you looking at?
I haven't seen that.