Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

見張(みは)るto stand watch, to stand guard, to look out, to open one's eyes wide

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to stand watch, to stand guard, to look out

        Only applies to 見張る, 見はる
      2. 2.

        to open (one's eyes) wide

    All Forms

    見張る 【みはる】、見はる 【みはる】、瞠る 【みはる】

    Details

      • み

      • は

      • る

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    Examples

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    • 我々(われわれ)は敵(てき)の行動(こうどう)を見張(みは)っています。

      We are keeping a close watch on the enemy's movements.

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    • スポーツカーの速(はや)さに驚(おどろ)いて目(め)を見張(みは)る。

      I stared, eyes wide, at the speed of the sports car.

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    • 警備(けいび)員(いん)が建物(たてもの)の入(い)り口(ぐち)と出口(でぐち)を見張(みは)っています。

      Security guards are standing watch at the building’s entrance and exit.

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    • 目(め)を見張(みは)るばかりの美(うつく)しさの女性(じょせい)と結婚(けっこん)をした僕(ぼく)は世界一(せかいいち)の幸(しあわ)せ者(もの)だ。

      I’m the happiest man in the world to have married a woman whose beauty could make a man stare so wide eyed.

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    • 敵(てき)の動脈(どうみゃく)を見張(みは)っていたところ、何(なに)やら敵(てき)が怪(あや)しい行動(こうどう)を取(と)り始(はじ)めました。

      While keeping an eye on the enemy’s movements, I noticed them acting suspiciously.

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