見回る・見廻る|みまわるmimawaru[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto make one's rounds; to patrol
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見回る(みまわる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見回ります(みまわります) |
| Negative (nai) | 見回らない(みまわらない) |
| polite (masen) | 見回りません(みまわりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 見回らず・見回らぬ(みまわらず・みまわらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 見回った(みまわった) |
| polite (mashita) | 見回りました(みまわりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見回らなかった(みまわらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見回りませんでした(みまわりませんでした) |
| Te form | 見回って(みまわって) |
| Potential | 見回れる(みまわれる) |
| Passive | 見回られる(みまわられる) |
| Causative | 見回らせる(みまわらせる) |
| Causative passive | 見回らせられる・見回らされる(みまわらせられる・みまわらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 見回れば(みまわれば) |
| tara | 見回ったら(みまわったら) |
| Volitional | 見回ろう(みまわろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 見回りましょう(みまわりましょう) |
| Imperative | 見回れ(みまわれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym巡回じゅんかいWrittenWritten/formal. Focuses on making rounds along a set route; also covers touring performances and exhibitions. More formal than 「見回る」.
- Synonym巡視じゅんしWrittenWritten/formal. Inspecting to keep watch or supervise; carries an official flavor, as in 「巡視船」.
- SynonymパトロールNeutralA loanword for police or guard patrols; at home in colloquial speech, news and announcements alike, as in 「パトロールカー」.
- Related哨戒しょうかいWrittenWritten/formal. Guarding by ships or aircraft against enemy intrusion; a military term, unlike everyday 「見回る」.
- Related廻るみるNeutralRead 「めぐる」 here. Means circling around or touring places, without the checking or watching sense of 「見回る」.
Use 「見回る」 for walking around to look at or keep watch over a place, as in 「夜の校内を見回る」. Police patrols take 「パトロール」, official inspections 「巡視」, and naval or air guard duty 「哨戒」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


