Word Meaning 見せる

みせる miseru

見せる is read as みせる (miseru) and means to make (something or someone) look ....

Meaning

English

  1. to make (something or someone) look ...
  2. to present an appearance of ...
  3. to make (something) worth watching
  4. to be entertaining
  5. to show
  6. to display
  7. to make a show of (doing)
  8. to do in a conspicuous manner

Reading

Kana

みせる

Romaji

miseru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 7133 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見つかる

みつかる

to be found

見つける

みつける

to be used to seeing

見つめる

みつめる

to stare (at)

見る

みる

to experience

見える

みえる

to come

見上げる

みあげる

to look up at

見かける

みかける

to (happen to) see

見る見る

みるみる

very fast

見入る

みいる

to gaze (at)

見せつける

みせつける

to make a display of

見極める

みきわめる

to ascertain

見送る

みおくる

to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight

Example Sentences

10

Don't let your feelings show.

I don't get the chance to show my face much.

Let's wait here until he turns up.

Before the sale, they raise prices to make the discounts seem larger.

Underwear is not meant to be hidden, but rather to be shown.

The photo he showed added color to his story.

Keep that ace up your sleeve. If you're going to show it, have another even further up.

Love is blind, but jealousy can see even nonexistent things.

Uncle Ted took us to the zoo in order to show us the pandas.

When stating the price to customers, Japanese clerks often type the number on a calculator and hold it up.