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How to say 'Watch' in Japanese | 見守る

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The Japanese word for Watch is 'Mimamoru', written as 見守る in Japanese.'Watch' in hiragana is みまもる.

    word

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

    Reading

    みまもる

    mimamoru

    Kanji

    見See 守Protect

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '見守る (みまもる)' means 'to watch over' or 'to keep an eye on'. It is often used to describe the act of observing someone or something carefully, usually with a sense of care, protection, or supervision. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as parents watching over their children, a supervisor overseeing a project, or even a guardian angel metaphorically watching over someone. For example: The teacher watched over the students during the field trip「先生は遠足の間、生徒たちを見守った」(せんせいはえんそくのあいだ、せいとたちをみまもった). I will watch over you while you sleep「あなたが眠っている間、見守ります」(あなたがねむっているあいだ、みまもります). The verb implies a sense of responsibility and attentiveness, often with a protective or caring nuance.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4661

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 見守る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    見

    Meaning

    See

  • kanji

    守

    Meaning

    Protect

Hiragana in the Word 見守る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 見守る 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

  • word

    見舞う

    Meaning

    Visit, Afflict

Words Related to 見守る Through the Kanji 守

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 守 as well.

  • word

    守る

    Meaning

    Protect

  • word

    留守

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    守備

    Meaning

    Defense

  • word

    守護

    Meaning

    Guardian

  • word

    保守

    Meaning

    Maintenance, Conservation

  • word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

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What does 'Mimamoru' (見守る) mean?

'Mimamoru' means 'Watch' .

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