見回す・見廻す|みまわすmimawasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
見回す見回す is the most common written form; beginners should use it as their default in their own Japanese. It is written with kanji and kana.
見廻す見廻す is written with kanji and kana, but it is rarely used; learners are unlikely to need it in their own Japanese.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto look around; to survey
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見回す（みまわす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見回します（みまわします） |
| Negative (nai) | 見回さない（みまわさない） |
| polite (masen) | 見回しません（みまわしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見回さず・見回さぬ（みまわさず・みまわさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見回した（みまわした） |
| polite (mashita) | 見回しました（みまわしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見回さなかった（みまわさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見回しませんでした（みまわしませんでした） |
| Te form | 見回して（みまわして） |
| Potential | 見回せる（みまわせる） |
| Passive | 見回される（みまわされる） |
| Causative | 見回させる（みまわさせる） |
| Causative passive | 見回させられる（みまわさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見回せば（みまわせば） |
| tara | 見回したら（みまわしたら） |
| Volitional | 見回そう（みまわそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見回しましょう（みまわしましょう） |
| Imperative | 見回せ（みまわせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym眺め回すながめまわすNeutralTo gaze slowly around, taking in the view; stresses careful observation and appreciation, whereas 「見回す」 is just turning your head for a single look around.
- Related目配りめくばりNeutralKeeping watch over your surroundings and attending to everything, as in 「目配りが利く」; the emphasis is on how you spread your attention.
- Related四顧しこWrittenA written, formal word for looking around in all directions; it can also mean the vicinity. Not often used.
Use 「見回す」 for turning your head to look around once, as in 「辺りを見回す」. For gazing slowly and taking in the view, say 「眺め回す」; for keeping watch over everything, 「目配り」; in formal writing, 「四顧」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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