# 見 — See

Frequency rank 11 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 者 (Someone), less common than 分 (Part).

- On’yomi: けん
- Kun’yomi: み
- Radical: 見 See (Kangxi 147)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 7

An enormous eye walks through a crowded market on two skinny legs, its lids peeled back and refusing to blink.

In words:

- 見せる みせる — to show
- 見える みえる — to be in sight
- 見物 けんぶつ — sightseeing

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