一見|いっけんikken[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verblook; glimpse; glance
    上空じょうくうを飛行ひこう中ちゅうに私わたしたちはその湖みずうみちらりと一見いっけんした。↗
    We had a glimpse of the lake as we flew over it.
  2. adverbapparently; seemingly; at first glance; on the face of it
    この問題もんだいは一見いっけん簡単かんたんそうだが実じつは難むずかしい。↗
    This problem seems to be easy on the surface, but it's really difficult.
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbfirst meeting
Conjugation
Dictionary form一見する(いっけんする)
Polite (masu)一見します(いっけんします)
Negative (nai)一見しない(いっけんしない)
polite (masen)一見しません(いっけんしません)
classical zu / nu一見せず・一見せぬ(いっけんせず・いっけんせぬ)
Past (ta)一見した(いっけんした)
polite (mashita)一見しました(いっけんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)一見しなかった(いっけんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)一見しませんでした(いっけんしませんでした)
Te form一見して(いっけんして)
Potential一見できる(いっけんできる)
Passive一見される(いっけんされる)
Causative一見させる(いっけんさせる)
Causative passive一見させられる(いっけんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)一見すれば(いっけんすれば)
tara一見したら(いっけんしたら)
Volitional一見しよう(いっけんしよう)
polite (mashou)一見しましょう(いっけんしましょう)
Imperative一見しろ(いっけんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym一目ひとめNeutralA single glance, as in 「一目惚れ」, or a sweep taking in the whole view at once; 「一見」 also works as an adverb meaning 'at first glance', as in 「一見簡単そう」.
  • Synonym一瞥いちべつWrittenWritten/formal prose for a fleeting glance, as in 「一瞥をくれる」; 「一見」 can also serve as an adverb meaning 'at first glance'.
  • Antonym熟視じゅくしWrittenWritten/formal prose for gazing closely and scrutinizing something — the opposite of 「一見」's quick, passing look.

Use 「一見」 for 'at first glance' or 'seemingly', as in 「一見すると」, and for a single viewing, as in 「一見の価値あり」. For a quick glance pick 「一目」; in formal prose a fleeting look is 「一瞥」, and its opposite is 「熟視」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (イッケン)一度いちど見みること。
  2. (イッケン)ちょっと見みること。第一印象だいいちいんしょう。
  3. (イッケン 副詞ふくし的てき用法ようほう)ちょっと見みた処ところでは。一見いっけんすると。一見いっけんして。
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