Word Meaning 見習い

みならい minarai

見習い is read as みならい (minarai) and means apprentice.

Meaning

English

apprentice
trainee
probationer
apprenticeship
probation
learning by observation

Reading

Kana

みならい

Romaji

minarai

Writing Variants

見習みならい minarai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 素人,ど素人,初心者,未経験者,アマ,アマチュア,弟子,門下生 Rank 7280 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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見習う

みならう

to learn (by observation)

見習工

みならいこう

apprentice

行儀見習い

ぎょうぎみならい

learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

家事見習

かじみならい

apprenticeship in the running of a household

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

見当たらない

みあたらない

not be found

見当違い

けんとうちがい

wrong (guess or estimate)

見る影もない

みるかげもない

mere shadow of one's former self

見境がつかない

みさかいがつかない

cannot tell one thing from another

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

Example Sentences

私は見習いです。

I'm an apprentice.

トムを見習いなさい。

You should follow Tom's example.

姉さんを見習いなさい。

Follow the example of your sister.

トムの態度を見習いなさい。

You should follow Tom's example.

トムは見習い期間を完了した。

Tom has completed his apprenticeship.

トムの考えは賛同できないところも多いけど、あいつの文章の読みやすさは見習いたい。

I don't agree with most of Tom's thoughts, but I aspire to be able to write something that reads as fluently as his compositions.