Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

() (mi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (miru, to see)) + (とお) (tōsu, to pass (something) through)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()(とお) (mitōsuみとほす (mitofosu)?transitive godan (stem ()(とお) (mitōshi), past ()(とお)した (mitōshita))

  1. get a clear view of, see things far away
  2. see ahead, anticipate, forecast
  3. see through someone, read someone

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN