Word Meaning 見るに堪えない

みるにたえない mirunitaenai

見るに堪えない is read as みるにたえない (mirunitaenai) and means so miserable that it is painful to look at.

Meaning

English

  1. so miserable that it is painful to look at
  2. can't bear to look at
  3. painful to watch

Reading

Kana

みるにたえない

Romaji

mirunitaenai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 123439 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見る影もない

みるかげもない

mere shadow of one's former self

見合い

みあい

two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

見舞い

みまい

get-well gifts

見苦しい

みぐるしい

unsightly

見習い

みならい

apprentice

見当違い

けんとうちがい

wrong (guess or estimate)

見境がつかない

みさかいがつかない

cannot tell one thing from another

見え隠れ

みえがくれ

appearing and disappearing

見張る

みはる

to open (one's eyes) wide

見張り

みはり

watch

見応え

みごたえ

(being) worth seeing

Example Sentences

1

I can't stand to see animals be teased.