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to see 見
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The wandering eye 目 on legs 儿 means to see.
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見
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| watch, see, look, show
miru, KEN
見
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Top: eye 目, bottom: legs 儿
When the eye is wandering (roaming), it is called: to watch/see.
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親
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| parents, intimate
oya, shitashii, SHIN
立
木
見
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Left: to stand 立, tree 木, right: to see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.)
Who is standing on a tree and is watching out (for the kids)? - The parents!
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覚
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| remember, memorize, wake up
oboeru, sameru, KAKU
見
儿
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From top: light rays  a cover 冖 (here both: crown  ), watch/see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.).
It is the "crown" on what you saw, if you can remember when waking up.
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観
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| observe, appearance, view, the look
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Left: The bird 隹 with a bird's comb and cover ( and 一) is understood as a proud cock/rooster; right: see/watch 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around)
The proud cock sees, that he is observed because of his appearance.
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規
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| regulation, standard, measure
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Left: husband 夫 (= big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一), right: see/look 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.)
The husband looks after the regulations.
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現
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| present, appearance, exist, presence, revelation
arawareru, GEN
王
見
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Left: king 王, right: see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around)
The king sees the present appearance.
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視
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| see, look at, watch, observe
miru, SHI
礻
見
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Left: to show/altar 示 (Sacrifice 一 on an altar 丁, with supports 八), right: see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.)
Things on the altar are seen: they are looked at / watched.
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覧
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| observe, perusal (=check a document), exhibition, watch
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Top: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), horizontal person , one 一, bottom: to see, watch 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around)
(A 'peeping Tom' (voyeur) is observing a bed scene:) His watchful eyes see a lying person and a second one underneath with his eyes when he is observing carefully.
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寛
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tolerant, generous, magnanimous, relax
kutsurogu, KAN
宀
艹
見
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From top: house 宀, plant 艹, see/look 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.)
(A green roof where insects and perhaps bees may settle?) A roof made of plants is seen as: tolerant and generous.
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