【見】(ken, miru/ see, look, watch) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 見.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・けん　ken

For example,
・意見　いけん　i-ken
It means opinion, comment

・見学　けんがく　ken-gaku
It means field trip, observe

・外見　がいけん　gai-ken
It means looks, appearance

・見物　けんぶつ　ken-butsu
It means sightseeing

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・み-る　mi-ru

For example,
・見る　みる　mi-ru
It means look, see, watch

・花見　はなみ　hana-mi
It is to go to see cherry blossoms in spring.

・見出し　みだし　mi-da-shi
It means headline

・お見舞い　おみまい　o-mi-ma-i
It is visiting ill or distressed people

and so on.

③ Special reading

This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "見".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・to look
・to see
・to watch

Radical

And the radical of this character is 見　miru
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are common in Japan.
・里見　さとみ　Satomi
・逸見　いつみ／へんみ　Itsumi, Henmi
・高見沢　たかみざわ　Takamizawa
・吉見　よしみ　Yoshimi
・細見　ほそみ　Hosomi
・伏見　ふしみ　Fushimi

Personal name

These is a common personal name using the Kanji for 見
・映見　えみ　Emi

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 見
・里見 浩太朗　さとみこうたろう　Satomi Koutarou
He is an actor.

・鶴見 辰吾　つるみしんご　Tsurumi Shingo
He is an actor.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 見.
・伏見　ふしみ　Fushimi
This is the name of a place in Kyoto

・赤坂見附　あかさかみつけ　Akasaka Mitsuke
This is the name of a station in Tokyo.
It is derived from the fact that there used to be a castle gate at this location.
見附 refers to the castle gate on the outside of Edo Castle.

・石見銀山　いわみぎんざん　Iwami Ginzan
It is a silver mine located in western Japan.
It is registered as a World Heritage Site.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 見
There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "見".
・貝　ばい、かい　bai, kai
It means shell

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 見 in their composition
・規　き　ki
It means rule

・現　げん、あらわ-れる　gen, arawa-reru
It means appear

・視　し　shi
It means to watch

・親　しん、おや　shin, oya
It means parent

・観　かん　kan
It means see

・覚　かく、おぼ-える　kaku, obo-eru
It means remember

・寛　かん　kan
It means generosity

・覧　らん　ran
It means see

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