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How to say 'Watch' or 'Guard' in Japanese | 見張る

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The Japanese word for Watch or Guard is 'Miharu', written as 見張る in Japanese.'Watch' or 'Guard' in hiragana is みはる.

    word

    見張る

    Meaning

    Watch, Guard

    Reading

    みはる

    miharu

    Kanji

    見See 張Spread, Stretch

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '見張る (みはる)' means 'to watch' or 'to guard'. It is used to describe the act of keeping a close eye on something or someone, often to prevent danger or ensure safety. This verb is commonly used in contexts involving surveillance, security, or monitoring. For example: The guard is watching the entrance「警備員が入り口を見張っている」(けいびいんがはいりぐちをみはっている). She watched the children playing in the park「彼女は公園で遊んでいる子供たちを見張っていた」(かのじょはこうえんであそんでいるこどもたちをみはっていた). Note that '見張る' can also imply vigilance or alertness, as in watching for potential threats or changes.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4929

    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 見張る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    見

    Meaning

    See

  • kanji

    張

    Meaning

    Spread, Stretch

Hiragana in the Word 見張る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 見張る 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

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • 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 見張る Through the Kanji 張

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 張 as well.

  • word

    矢張り

    Meaning

    Still, As expected

  • word

    頑張る

    Meaning

    Persist

  • word

    張る

    Meaning

    Stretch, Apply

  • word

    主張

    Meaning

    Claim, Assertion

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    張り

    Meaning

    Stretch

  • word

    緊張

    Meaning

    Tension, Nervousness

  • word

    拡張

    Meaning

    Expansion

  • word

    出張

    Meaning

    Business trip

  • word

    威張る

    Meaning

    Boast

  • word

    張り切る

    Meaning

    Enthusiastic

  • word

    欲張り

    Meaning

    Greedy

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What does 'Miharu' (見張る) mean?

'Miharu' means 'Watch' or 'Guard' .

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