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How to say 'Visit' or 'Afflict' in Japanese | 見舞う

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The Japanese word for Visit or Afflict is 'Mimau', written as 見舞う in Japanese.'Visit' or 'Afflict' in hiragana is みまう.

    word

    見舞う

    Meaning

    Visit, Afflict

    Reading

    みまう

    mimau

    Kanji

    見See 舞Dance

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '見舞う (みまう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'to visit', specifically used when visiting someone who is sick, injured, or in distress. For example: I visited my friend in the hospital「友達を見舞いに病院へ行った」(ともだちをみまいにびょういんへいった). The second meaning is 'to afflict' or 'to be struck by', often referring to natural disasters or misfortunes. For example: The town was struck by a typhoon「町は台風に見舞われた」(まちはたいふうにみまわれた). The verb is commonly used in both contexts, and the meaning depends on the situation.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    7413

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 見舞う

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    見

    Meaning

    See

  • kanji

    舞

    Meaning

    Dance

Hiragana in the Word 見舞う

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    う

    Reading

    U

Words Related to 見舞う Through the Kanji 見

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

  • word

    見る

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    見える

    Meaning

    Visible

  • word

    見せる

    Meaning

    Show

  • word

    花見

    Meaning

    Flower viewing

  • word

    意見

    Meaning

    Opinion

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    見送り

    Meaning

    Seeing off

  • word

    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    見付ける

    Meaning

    Find

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    見詰める

    Meaning

    Stare

  • word

    見付かる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見事

    Meaning

    Complete, Splendid

  • word

    見なす

    Meaning

    Regard

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    見掛ける

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    見出だす

    Meaning

    Discover

  • word

    見上げる

    Meaning

    Lookup

  • word

    見解

    Meaning

    View, Opinion

  • word

    一見

    Meaning

    At first glance

  • word

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • word

    見張る

    Meaning

    Watch, Guard

  • word

    浅見

    Meaning

    Shallow, Superficial

  • word

    見出し

    Meaning

    Heading

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    見晴らし

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    よそ見

    Meaning

    Distraction

  • word

    見かけ

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

  • word

    見合い

    Meaning

    Matchmaking

  • word

    見通し

    Meaning

    View, Prospect

  • word

    見下ろす

    Meaning

    Look down

  • word

    見送る

    Meaning

    See off

  • word

    見習う

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    見込み

    Meaning

    Prospect

  • word

    見違える

    Meaning

    Mistake, Fail to recognize

  • word

    見舞い

    Meaning

    Visit, Sympathy

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    見逃す

    Meaning

    Miss, Overlook

  • word

    見比べる

    Meaning

    Compare

  • word

    見渡す

    Meaning

    Survey, Overlook

  • word

    見落とす

    Meaning

    Overlook

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    見抜く

    Meaning

    See through

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

  • word

    拝見

    Meaning

    See

  • word

    偏見

    Meaning

    Prejudice

Words Related to 見舞う Through the Kanji 舞

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 舞 as well.

  • word

    仕舞う

    Meaning

    Put away

  • word

    舞台

    Meaning

    Stage

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • word

    お仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    歌舞伎

    Meaning

    Kabuki

  • word

    仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    見舞い

    Meaning

    Visit, Sympathy

  • word

    舞

    Meaning

    Dance

  • word

    振る舞う

    Meaning

    Treat, Behave

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What does 'Mimau' (見舞う) mean?

'Mimau' means 'Visit' or 'Afflict' .

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