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看る (みる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
look after ; take care of ; nurse
Often used for caring for someone who is ill, injured, or otherwise in need of personal attention. Strongly associated with medical or nursing contexts, but can also refer to general caregiving.
看かん
護ご
師し
が
患かん
者じゃ
を
優やさ
しく
看み
る
。
The nurse gently cares for the patient.
Similar words 世せ 話わ をする A more general expression for taking care of someone or something, without the medical or nursing nuance of 看る.
介かい 護ご する Refers specifically to nursing care or long-term care, often for the elderly or disabled, and is more formal than 看る.
診み る Means to examine medically (as a doctor). 看る focuses on care and looking after, while 診る focuses on medical examination.
Etymology The kanji 看 is composed of 目 (eye) and a phonetic component, and carries the meaning of watching over or caring for. The reading みる is the native Japanese verb for seeing or watching, and 看る is a specialized spelling for the caregiving sense.
