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    3. 見かける

    見かける

    見みか​け​る​

    to (happen to) see

    KMT9News #35+1Ref L1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    見掛ける

    みかける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    駅えきで友とも達だちを見みかけた。

    I happened to see my friend at the station.

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれはよく公こう園えんで犬いぬの散さん歩ぽをしているのを見みかける。

    I often see him walking his dog in the park.

    KMT9Daily Life
    滅めっ多たに見みかけない珍めずらしい鳥とりが庭にわに来きた。

    A rare bird that I seldom see came to my garden.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    最さい近きん、彼かの女じょがカフェで一ひと人りで本ほんを読よんでいるのをよく見みかける。

    Lately, I often see her reading a book alone at the cafe.

    KMT9Daily Life
    昔むかしの同どう僚りょうが街まちで偶ぐう然ぜん見みかけて、少すこし話はなしをした。

    I happened to see an old colleague in town by chance and chatted a bit.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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