見える

From classical 見(み)ゆ (miyu), from 見(み)る (miru, “to see”) + ゆ (-yu, potential/passive suffix).^[1][2][3]

First attested in the Kojiki of 712.^[1]

• (Tokyo) みえる [mìéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [mʲie̞ɾɯ̟]

見(み)える • (mieru) intransitive ichidan (stem 見(み)え (mie), past 見(み)えた (mieta))

1. (dated) to be seen; to be found
   • 1905, 成川揆, A telegram from Shinano Maru

     敵(てき)ノ第(だい)二(に)艦(かん)隊(たい)見(み)ユ

     Teki no daini kantai miyu

     Enemy's second fleet is spotted.

2. (having seeing ability): be able to see

   兄(あに)は眼鏡無(めがねな)しでもはっきり見(み)える。

   Ani wa megane nashi de mo hakkiri mieru.

   My elder brother is able to see something distinctly without glasses.

   1. (within sight): be visible

      水(みず)は無色(むしょく)だが見(み)える。

      Mizu wa mushoku da ga mieru.

      Water is colorless but visible.

3. (easily predictable): be apparent

   この時点(じてん)で結果(けっか)が見(み)える。

   Kono jiten de kekka ga mieru.

   The result is apparent at this circumstance.

4. (appear likely): to seem, to look (a certain way), to appear (a certain way)

   馬鹿(ばか)に見(み)える

   baka ni mieru

   to look stupid

   彼(かれ)は及第(きゅうだい)するように見(み)える。

   Kare wa kyūdai suru yō ni mieru.

   He seems to succeed.

• 聞(き)こえる (kikoeru, “to be audible”)

• 見(み)る (miru) (reciprocal)

Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) +‎ 見ゆ (miyu, “to be seen”, modern 見える).^[1][2][3][4]

First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720.^[1]

• (Tokyo) まみえる [màmíéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠mʲie̞ɾɯ̟]

見(まみ)える • (mamieru) intransitive ichidan (stem 見(まみ)え (mamie), past 見(まみ)えた (mamieta))

1. [from 720] (humble) to meet with someone, to have an audience with someone

   Synonyms: お目にかかる, 謁見する

2. [from 1607] to make an appearance, to be present
3. [from early 1200s] (possibly archaic) to serve someone, such as a master or husband

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.