脇見・わき見・傍視|わきみwakimi[3]odaka (tail-high)

Common
ぼうしboushi
Which spelling to use
脇見脇見 is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
わき見わき見 is less common than 脇見 and combines kanji with kana. Beginners should generally choose 脇見 instead.
傍視傍視 is less common than both 脇見 and わき見 and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should generally use 脇見 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verblooking from the side
  2. noun, suru verblooking aside
Conjugation
Dictionary form脇見する(わきみする)
Polite (masu)脇見します(わきみします)
Negative (nai)脇見しない(わきみしない)
polite (masen)脇見しません(わきみしません)
classical zu / nu脇見せず・脇見せぬ(わきみせず・わきみせぬ)
Past (ta)脇見した(わきみした)
polite (mashita)脇見しました(わきみしました)
Past negative (nakatta)脇見しなかった(わきみしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)脇見しませんでした(わきみしませんでした)
Te form脇見して(わきみして)
Potential脇見できる(わきみできる)
Passive脇見される(わきみされる)
Causative脇見させる(わきみさせる)
Causative passive脇見させられる(わきみさせられる)
Conditional (ba)脇見すれば(わきみすれば)
tara脇見したら(わきみしたら)
Volitional脇見しよう(わきみしよう)
polite (mashou)脇見しましょう(わきみしましょう)
Imperative脇見しろ(わきみしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonymよそ見よそみNeutralAlmost synonymous with 「脇見」: looking around instead of where you should. The everyday word for glancing about, and more common in daily use.
  • Antonym直視ちょくしNeutralLooking straight at something, the opposite of 「脇見」's averted gaze. Also used figuratively, as in 「現実を直視する」.
  • Antonym注視ちゅうしNeutralGazing fixedly or watching closely, the opposite of 「脇見」's distracted sideways glance.

Use 「脇見」 for looking aside while driving or doing something else, as in 「脇見運転」. For everyday looking around, 「よそ見」 is more common. 「直視」 and 「注視」 are opposites: looking straight at or staring at something.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 傍かたわらで見みること。傍観ぼうかんすること。
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