注視|ちゅうしchuushi[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivegazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 注視する(ちゅうしする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 注視します(ちゅうしします) |
| Negative (nai) | 注視しない(ちゅうししない) |
| polite (masen) | 注視しません(ちゅうししません) |
| classical zu / nu | 注視せず・注視せぬ(ちゅうしせず・ちゅうしせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 注視した(ちゅうしした) |
| polite (mashita) | 注視しました(ちゅうししました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 注視しなかった(ちゅうししなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 注視しませんでした(ちゅうししませんでした) |
| Te form | 注視して(ちゅうしして) |
| Potential | 注視できる(ちゅうしできる) |
| Passive | 注視される(ちゅうしされる) |
| Causative | 注視させる(ちゅうしさせる) |
| Causative passive | 注視させられる(ちゅうしさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 注視すれば(ちゅうしすれば) |
| tara | 注視したら(ちゅうししたら) |
| Volitional | 注視しよう(ちゅうししよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 注視しましょう(ちゅうししましょう) |
| Imperative | 注視しろ(ちゅうししろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym凝視ぎょうしWrittenWritten-style word for staring fixedly at one point. 「注視」 also covers closely following how a situation develops.
- Synonym監視かんしWrittenFormal word for surveillance or guarding, with an implication of control; 「注視」 is simply close attention.
- Synonym見つめるみつめるNeutralThe everyday verb for staring or gazing at something; 「注視」 leans written and is common in news prose.
- Synonym見入るみいるWrittenTo gaze absorbed, as if fascinated by what you see; 「注視」 is deliberate, purposeful attention.
- RelatedにらむNeutralTo glare or scowl at someone, or to size up and suspect; 「注視」 carries no hostility.
- Related見守るみまもるNeutralTo watch over protectively or wait and see how things turn out; 「注視」 is more written and formal.
- Antonym無視むしNeutralTo ignore or disregard something — the direct opposite of 「注視」.
In everyday speech, say 「見つめる」 for staring at something. 「注視」 is the written, news-style choice for watching a situation closely, as in 「動向を注視する」. Use 「監視」 for surveillance or monitoring with an eye to control.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


