一見|いっけんikken[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verblook; glimpse; glance
- adverbapparently; seemingly; at first glance; on the face of it
- 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.
- 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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