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    3. 見つめる

    見つめる

    見みつ​め​る​

    to stare (at)

    KMT5News #12+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    見詰める凝視める瞶める見凝める

    みつめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to stare (at), to gaze (at), to look hard (at), to watch intently, to fix one's eyes (on)

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    彼かれは彼かの女じょの目めを見みつめた。

    He gazed into her eyes.

    KMT4Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは遠とおくの景けし色きをじっと見みつめていた。

    She was intently gazing at the distant scenery.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    子こ供どもは母はは親おやの顔かおを純じゅん粋すいな瞳ひとみで見みつめた。

    The child gazed at its mother's face with innocent eyes.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは未み来らいを真しん剣けんに見みつめ、自じ分ぶんの進すすむべき道みちを探さがしていた。

    He earnestly gazed into the future, searching for the path he should take.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    悲かなしそうに空そらを見みつめる彼かの女じょの姿すがたが忘わすれられない。

    I can't forget her figure sadly gazing at the sky.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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