Vocab Info

N5 る-verb, Transitive verb, Auxiliary verb

見(み)せるto show, to display

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to show, to display

      2. 2.

        to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ...

      3. 3.

        to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining

      4. 4.

        to have (something) looked at (by a specialist), to have (an antique, etc.) appraised

      5. 5.

        to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor), to take (someone) to a doctor

        also written as 診せる
    2. Auxiliary verb, る-verb

      1. 6.

        to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others

        after the -te form of a verb
      2. 7.

        to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...

        after the -te form of a verb

    All Forms

    見せる 【みせる】

    Details

      • み

      • せ

      • る

    • Frequency

      Netflix Top 300

    Examples

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    • あなたの手(て)を見(み)せてください。

      Please show me your hands.

      • N5
    • 両親(りょうしん)に私(わたし)の子供(こども)を見(み)せた。

      I showed my parents my child.

      • N5
    • 母(はは)が義理(ぎり)の母(はは)に:「子供(こども)に怖(こわ)い映画(えいが)を見(み)せないでください。」

      Mother to her mother-in-law: 'Please don't show my kids scary movies.'

      • N5
    • 子供(こども)に暴力(ぼうりょく)的(てき)なシーンや性的(せいてき)なシーンを見(み)せてはいけない。

      You should not expose children to violent or sexual scenes.

      • N5
    • 舞台裏(ぶたいうら)で:「さあ、観客(かんきゃく)に最高(さいこう)の演技(えんぎ)を見(み)せましょう。」

      Backstage: 'Come on, let's show the audience our best performance.'

      • N4
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