To Look

by Nao

mi-ru, mi-seru, ken

The verb miru means to look at something. The conjugation of this verb is below.

• mi-nai (This ending indicates that the movement “look” has not been completed yet.)
• mi-masu, mi-mashō (Both endings indicate polite expressions.)
• mi-ru (This ending makes a prototype.)
• mi-rutoki (This ending indicates that “miru” modifies a noun. For example, “toki ” meaning time)
• mi-reba (This ending indicates an assumption. It means “if you look at something.”)
• mi-yō (This ending indicates a suggestion. It means “Let’s look at something.”)

As this list shows, add an appropriate inflection to “mi,” which is today’s character.

Adding a particular verb to “mi” generates other words.

• miageru – to look up
• misageru – to look down on somebody
• miorosu – to look down physically
• mitsukeru – to find
• miidasu – to find
• mimawasu – to look around
• miushinau – to loose sight of
• miau – The cost of something balances against its benefits.
• minarau – to follow somebody’s example (The noun “minarai” means apprentice.)

To see Japanese, please look at this.

In compounds, read this character either “mi” or “ken.” Mihon is a sample; kengaku, a tour around a facility such as a museum.

1. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
2. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
3. Draw the upper horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
4. Draw the lower horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
5. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
6. Draw the sweeping stroke.
7. Draw the curve with an upward turn.