Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
Usually written in kana
5. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
after the -te form of a verb
6. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.
Pitch accent
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to dream (of)
Examples (200 in total)
Does he want to see it?
What are you looking at?
I haven't seen that.
I wonder what you're looking at.
Oh, look at that.
I was looking outside.
Hey, what are you looking at?
I wanted you to see it.
I didn't see that.
Hey, look at this.
Look behind you.
I've never seen it.
I'll pretend I didn't see it.
I know you saw it, too.
Oh, look! They're kissing.
Why don't you go and have a look?
Did you see her face?
I've seen this before.
I didn't see it.
I saw it with my own two eyes.
Did you see that?
Do you want to see it?
What did you see?
Don't look at it anymore, please!
Did you just see something?
I'll be watching you.
Where did you see him?
He looked back.
I saw nothing.
You should have seen it.
I saw him run away.
Did you see anyone run away?
Can I see that?
Hey, you know everyone is watching us, right?
I saw him running.
He was looking at the sky.
I didn't want you to see me crying.
We could not see anyone in the street.
Look before you leap.
Now, what do you want to see?
"I saw the pictures." "What pictures?"
I can't study with you watching me.
Look at the cat.
I feel like I'm being watched from somewhere.
We see with our eyes.
I couldn't bear to look at her.
Didn't you see my keys?
What are you guys looking at?
Is anybody watching us?
He looked left and right.
I was looking at old pictures.
Tell me what you saw.
I know he is watching me.
I've never seen that.
Have you seen this before?
I haven't seen anything like that.
Come here and give it a look.
He may have seen it.
I saw him enter the house.
I saw the figure of a man.
I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it.
I'm always looking at you.
Why do you keep looking at me like that?
Let's take a closer look.
I was astonished at sight of him.
"Look," she said.
Look at the girls.
I saw him get killed right in front of me.
I've never seen anything like this before.
Why are you looking at us?
It was easier than it seemed at first glance.
Look at me and do what I do.
The boy ran away without looking back.
Seeing that, he stood up.
I saw a woman in black.
I just want to see you happy.
You look at that tree.
Why are you looking at me?
She saw him smile.
He looked about the house.
Were there many people watching?
What on earth are you looking at?
See if my answer is correct.
I enjoy watching children play.
I saw them kissing.
Have you seen my new car?
Not a star was to be seen in the sky.
He saw a pretty girl.
Have you ever seen snow?
Have you seen that person?
When I see the moon, I'm reminded of my mom.
Is there anything else you want to see?
That she was tired was plain to see.
His anger was terrible to see.
Don't worry. I'll take care of you.
Look at that red building.
He must have seen it.
Stars can be seen at night.
Don't look at me with such sad eyes.
Seeing the blood made her excited.
In my eyes, he is wrong.
I just wanted to see you look surprised.
Look at that flying bird.
Alice didn't see the dog.
I feel like I'm always being watched.
Don't look only on the dark side of life.
Watch how I do it.
I saw him enter the room.
It was here that I saw her.
They saw him enter the room.
Where did you see that woman?
I didn't notice the man looking at me.
The moment he saw us, he ran away.
I've seen this kind of thing before.
She lifted up her head and looked at him.
That's the man I saw yesterday.
She gave me a strange look.
I looked into the next room.
I don't really look at it that way.
Is there something in particular that you want to see?
It was yesterday that I saw him walking down the street.
I was surprised to see an old friend of mine there.
She stood looking out toward the sea.
You should go and see for yourself.
I saw the mountain for the first time.
You shouldn't judge a person by their looks.
He never looked back.
He reported to them what he had seen.
You remind me of your father.
Don't keep your eyes on the ground; look at me.
You should see the sight.
We were surprised to see his injuries.
Have you ever seen the man in this photo?
I've neither seen nor heard of such a thing.
Look at what she brought for my birthday party!
I'll take a closer look at this later.
What do you imagine when you see that picture?
Don't look out the window, focus on your studies.
Never have I seen such a beautiful picture.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
I made sure that no one was watching.
If you're free, watch this for a little while.
Judy spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.
At night we can see more stars than in Tokyo.
I was unable to look her in the face.
She said that she saw a suspicious man.
I saw him beaten yesterday.
I could not help laughing when I saw him.
The "man" that you saw is actually a woman.
If you really were there, you must've seen it.
She was seen to walk out of the room.
She has changed greatly since I last saw her.
If you really were there, you must have seen it.
Nobody has seen him ever since.
He saw there what he had dreamed about.
I just want to see your smile, that's all.
He changed his countenance when he saw me.
Please tell me what you saw then.
I've seen that face somewhere before.
Yesterday I saw a man who was crying bitterly.
Why is he looking at me as though he knows me?
Seen from the sky, the island was very beautiful.
Love is seeing her even in your dreams.
That sight was seen, and I felt fear.
I love dreaming when I sleep.
One morning he saw a pretty girl.
Look at the book which he put on the desk.
I couldn't help laughing at the sight.
We saw the lady carried away to the hospital.
I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.
He says that he saw nothing. However, I don't believe what he says is the truth.
Because of these trees, he can't see the forest.
It was surprising to see how fast the child grew up.
You won't believe what I just saw.
They were all surprised to see me there.
Seeing me, they suddenly stopped talking.
He looked at all the beautiful things in my house.
When he heard the voice, he looked out of the window.
Let's see what's happening in this big country.
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
I saw a shadow move behind that tree!
Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.
To see him talk, you might think he's a girl.
Everything that I saw was completely different from what I had expected.
I ended up seeing it under bad circumstances.
Unless I'm mistaken, I've seen that man before.
You shall see greater things than that.
"His father died yesterday." "I have never seen such a man before."
This is the strongest dog that I have ever seen.
Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.
It was the most beautiful sight that he had ever seen in his life.
By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop.
I was very surprised that the door was open.
I didn't watch Star Wars episode 1.
I didn't see anything, and I didn't hear anything.
Have you seen the second episode?
How about taking in the Nijo Castle?
I want to see how it ends.
You found me where no one else was looking.
So I will see him running on the way to school today.