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N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

見舞(みま)to ask after (health), to visit, to strike, to hit

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to visit and comfort or console, to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital), to ask after (e.g. someone's health), to inquire after

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to attack, to hit, to strike, to deal (a punch)

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    見舞う 【みまう】

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    Examples

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      友達(ともだち)見舞(みま)ために病院(びょういん)(おとず)れる。

      To visit a hospital to visit a friend.

      • N3

      ボクシングの対戦(たいせん)相手(あいて)にパンチを見舞(みま)いました。

      I struck my boxing opponent with a punch.

      • N3

      (ぼく)がこんな不幸(ふこう)見舞(みま)われるなんて、どうしてなんだ…。

      How could I have been visited by such misfortune...?

      • N3

      病人(びょうにん):「わざわざこんな(ところ)まで見舞(みま)ために()てくれてありがとうね。」

      Patient: 'Thanks for coming all the way here to visit me.'

      • N3

      天皇陛下(てんのうへいか)震災(しんさい)被災(ひさい)()見舞(みま)いに()った事実(じじつ)はニュースで(おお)きく報道(ほうどう)されました。

      The fact that His Majesty the Emperor went to visit the areas affected by the earthquake was widely reported in the news.

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