Word Meaning 見舞う

みまう mimau

見舞う is read as みまう (mimau) and means to attack.

Meaning

English

to attack
to hit
to strike
to deal (a punch)
to visit and comfort or console
to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital)
to ask after (e.g. someone's health)
to inquire after

Reading

Kana

みまう

Romaji

mimau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4207 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見舞い

みまい

get-well gifts

見舞金

みまいきん

(monetary) present to a person in distress

見舞い品

みまいひん

goods offered to a person in distress

見舞い状

みまいじょう

get-well card

見舞われる

みまわれる

to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.)

見舞い客

みまいきゃく

visitor to a sick or distressed person

金時の火事見舞い

きんときのかじみまい

going bright red (esp. after drinking)

病気見舞

びょうきみまい

get-well card (gift, letter)

水見舞い

みずみまい

visiting sufferers after a flood

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

火事見舞い

かじみまい

post-fire visit to express sympathy

お見舞い申し上げる

おみまいもうしあげる

to express one's deepest sympathies