見入る|みいるmiiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fix one's eyes (on)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrallusu. written as 魅入る
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見入る（みいる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見入ります（みいります） |
| Negative (nai) | 見入らない（みいらない） |
| polite (masen) | 見入りません（みいりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見入らず・見入らぬ（みいらず・みいらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見入った（みいった） |
| polite (mashita) | 見入りました（みいりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見入らなかった（みいらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見入りませんでした（みいりませんでした） |
| Te form | 見入って（みいって） |
| Potential | 見入れる（みいれる） |
| Passive | 見入られる（みいられる） |
| Causative | 見入らせる（みいらせる） |
| Causative passive | 見入らせられる・見入らされる（みいらせられる・みいらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見入れば（みいれば） |
| tara | 見入ったら（みいったら） |
| Volitional | 見入ろう（みいろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見入りましょう（みいりましょう） |
| Imperative | 見入れ（みいれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym注視ちゅうしNeutralWatching closely with sustained attention, as in 「動向を注視する」; leans toward written or formal prose, and stresses following how a situation develops.
- Synonym凝視ぎょうしNeutralFixing one's gaze on a single point; stresses unblinking, fixed staring but carries no sense of being fascinated.
- Synonym見つめるみつめるNeutralSimply staring at something continuously; the most common everyday choice, but it does not necessarily imply fascination.
- Related見守るみまもるNeutralWatching over someone or waiting to see how things turn out; the emphasis is on care and waiting, not on being absorbed.
- Related見張るみはるNeutralStanding guard or keeping watch; also used for eyes opening wide, as in 「目を見張る」. The focus is vigilance or astonishment.
- RelatedにらむNeutralGlaring at someone with hostility; it can also mean to guess or judge, as in 「犯人だと睨む」, where there is no hostility.
- Antonym見逃すみのがすNeutralAntonym: to miss or let something pass without acting; the opposite of the focused watching that 「見入る」 describes.
- Antonym見落とすみおとすNeutralAntonym: to overlook something through a moment of carelessness; the opposite of gazing absorbed in what you see.
Use 「見入る」 for gazing so intently that you are absorbed, as in 「絵に見入る」 or 「画面に見入る」. For simply staring, choose 「見つめる」; for closely following a situation, 「注視」; for watching over someone, 「見守る」. 「見逃す」 is the antonym.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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