凝視|ぎょうしgyoushi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbstare; gaze; fixation
    彼女かのじょは大勢おおぜいの少年しょうねんたちに凝視ぎょうしされているのを意識いしきしていたと思おもう。↗
    I think she was conscious of being stared at by many boys.
Conjugation
Dictionary form凝視する(ぎょうしする)
Polite (masu)凝視します(ぎょうしします)
Negative (nai)凝視しない(ぎょうししない)
polite (masen)凝視しません(ぎょうししません)
classical zu / nu凝視せず・凝視せぬ(ぎょうしせず・ぎょうしせぬ)
Past (ta)凝視した(ぎょうしした)
polite (mashita)凝視しました(ぎょうししました)
Past negative (nakatta)凝視しなかった(ぎょうししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)凝視しませんでした(ぎょうししませんでした)
Te form凝視して(ぎょうしして)
Potential凝視できる(ぎょうしできる)
Passive凝視される(ぎょうしされる)
Causative凝視させる(ぎょうしさせる)
Causative passive凝視させられる(ぎょうしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)凝視すれば(ぎょうしすれば)
tara凝視したら(ぎょうししたら)
Volitional凝視しよう(ぎょうししよう)
polite (mashou)凝視しましょう(ぎょうししましょう)
Imperative凝視しろ(ぎょうししろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym注視ちゅうしNeutralWatching closely or keeping a careful eye on something, as in 「動向を注視」; leans toward observation rather than fixed staring.
  • Synonym見つめるみつめるNeutralTo look at something without taking your eyes off it; the most common everyday word, while 「凝視」 is more written in flavor.
  • Synonym見入るみいるNeutralTo gaze at something in fascination, as in 「絵に見入る」; the emphasis is on being captivated by what you see.
  • Synonym凝望ぎょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for gazing intently into the distance; rare in use. 「凝視」 centers on staring at a fixed point.
  • RelatedにらむNeutralTo glare at someone angrily; also means to suspect or guess, as in 「犯人と睨む」.
  • RelatedぎろぎろCasualColloquial mimetic word for glaring with eyes wide open in a fierce, intimidating way.
  • Antonym一瞥いちべつWrittenWritten/formal prose for a quick glance; the opposite of the sustained staring that 「凝視」 describes.

For everyday staring, use 「見つめる」. In written prose, staring fixedly at one point is 「凝視」, as in 「一点を凝視する」. Use 「注視」 for closely watching a situation, 「睨む」 for glaring at someone, and 「一瞥」 for a quick glance.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. ある一いち点てんを見みつめること。目めを凝こらすこと。
  2. 見みつめる。
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