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.
Kanji used
see
Pitch accent
Top 100
Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to watch steadily; to stare
to experience
Examples (200 in total)
Does he want to see it?
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?
She looked at me.
I've seen this before.
I didn't see it.
I saw it with my own two eyes.
Did you see that?
I'll be watching you.
Do you want to see it?
What did you see?
Look at that house.
Don't look at it anymore, please!
Did you just see something?
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.
I didn't want you to see me crying.
We could not see anyone in the street.
I saw you cooking.
Look before you leap.
What did you see at that time?
Now, what do you want to see?
"I saw the pictures." "What pictures?"
I can't study with you watching me.
I feel like I'm being watched from somewhere.
Look at the cat.
We see with our eyes.
Didn't you see my keys?
Is anybody watching us?
What are you guys looking at?
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.
He was seen to enter the room.
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.
"Look," she said.
I've never seen anything like this before.
When did you see her last?
Why are you looking at us?
He was surprised at the sight of blood.
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.
She saw him smile.
Why are you looking at me?
You remind me of your mother.
See if my answer is correct.
What on earth are you looking at?
Were there many people watching?
I enjoy watching children play.
I saw them kissing.
Have you seen my new car?
Have you ever seen snow?
He saw a pretty girl.
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.
Look at that red building.
Don't worry. I'll take care of you.
Don't look at me with such sad eyes.
Stars can be seen at night.
Seeing the blood made her excited.
In my eyes, he is wrong.
He turned around and looked back.
Look at that flying bird.
I just wanted to see you look surprised.
I feel like I'm always being watched.
Don't look only on the dark side of life.
Alice didn't see the dog.
Watch how I do it.
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.
She lifted up her head and looked at him.
I've seen this kind of thing before.
They are all alike to me.
I looked into the next room.
That's the man I saw yesterday.
I don't really look at it that way.
She didn't so much as look at me.
Is there something in particular that you want to see?
She saw me enter the store.
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.
I've neither seen nor heard of such a thing.
Have you ever seen the man in this photo?
Look at what she brought for my birthday party!
I'll take a closer look at this later.
Don't look out the window, focus on your studies.
What do you imagine when you see that picture?
Never have I seen such a beautiful picture.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
I opened the box and looked inside.
If you're free, watch this for a little while.
I was unable to look her in the face.
Judy spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.
She said that she saw a suspicious man.
At night we can see more stars than in Tokyo.
I saw him beaten yesterday.
I saw them surrounding him.
There's something I'd like you to take a look at.
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.
I was surprised to see him there.
If you really were there, you must have seen it.
I just want to see your smile, that's all.
He saw there what he had dreamed about.
The moment I saw him, I knew he was angry.
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.
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.
We heard the explosion and saw the house burst into flames.
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.