Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
かが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

/kaɡa mi1ru//kaɡamiru/

From (かがみ) (kagami, mirror) + (-ru, verb modifier). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) See for more etymological information.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡa̠mʲiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

(かが)みる (kagamirutransitive ichidan (stem (かが) (kagami), past (かが)みた (kagamita))

  1. (obsolete) heed, be in light of

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
かんが
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鑒みる

/kaɡamiru//kaŋɡamiru/

Sound shift from kagamiru above.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

(かんが)みる (kangamirutransitive ichidan (stem (かんが) (kangami), past (かんが)みた (kangamita))

  1. heed, be in light of
Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN