Vocab Info
A5 る-verb, Transitive verb
見立てるto select, to choose, to diagnose (an illness), to judge, to liken to something else, to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror), to see someone off, to look after, to be (someone's) guardian, to underrate, to look down on, to underestimate (someone)
Dictionary Definition
る-verb, Transitive verb
1.
to (see and) choose, to select
2.
to diagnose (as)
3.
to judge, to estimate
4.
to liken (to), to compare (to), to imagine (something) as, to treat as
All Forms
見立てる 【みたてる】、見たてる 【みたてる】
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Examples
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医師に余命半年と見立てられた。
The doctor diagnosed that I have six months to live.
選挙を競馬に見立てて解説しましょう!
Let's liken the election to horse racing and explain it!
その医師は、母に肺炎があると見立てました。
The doctor diagnosed my mother with pneumonia.
医者が見立てたところでは軽傷と聞き、ホッとしている。
I am relieved to hear that the doctor's diagnosis is that it's a minor injury.
荒川に見立てた川を、庭園の中に小さな川で再現してみました。
We tried to recreate a stream in the garden likened to the Arakawa River.
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