JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
見 means to see. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 7 strokes, read みる or けん. It appears in 見る (to see / to look) and 見せる (to show / to display).
見 is written in 7 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見る | みる | to see / to look |
| 見せる | みせる | to show / to display |
| 拝見 | はいけんする | (humble) (polite) seeing / look at |
見 tends to carry the sound けん. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 見 | けん | see, hopes |
| 硯 | けん | inkstone |
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