This kanji is a pictograph representing a huge eye atop legs, emphasizing the meaning see.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Reading Meaning
⭐ 見る みる to see

昨日の月食見た？

Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?🔗

海も見たいな。

I also want to see the ocean.🔗

彼は空を見ていた。

He was looking at the sky.🔗
⭐ 見える みえる to be visible; to seem

彼女は若く見える。

She looks young.🔗

丘の上から彼の家が見えた。

His house could be seen from the top of the hill.🔗
⭐ 見せる みせる to show

他のを見せてください。

Could you show me another one?🔗

彼女は彼に笑顔を見せた。

She smiled at him. (lit. She showed him a smiling face.)🔗
⭐ 下見 したみ preview, preliminary inspection; preparation, rehearsal
月見 つきみ viewing the moon
見学 けんがく inspection; field trip
見地 けんち point of view
意見 いけん opinion
顔見せ かおみせ making one's debut; showing up