ケン, み.る, み.える, み.せる

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

JLPT5 G1 S7 F22

# human figure + eye → person whose sight is fixed on an object he is being shown → *see*; *look*; *observe*; *be visible/in sight*; *appear*; *viewpoint*. Also, *show*, *examine*, and *care for* (← observe) → *make a pretense of* (← for show alone). A seal inscription form rotates the eye vertically.

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