見張り|みはりmihari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwatch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
   ２人ふたりの兵士へいしが、門もんのところで見張みはりをしていた。↗

   Two soldiers kept guard at the gate.

• Synonym番人ばんにんNeutralA person whose job is guarding something, as in 「森の番人」; stresses the duty and is often used figuratively.
• Synonym守衛しゅえいNeutralA guard at the entrance of a company or government office; the emphasis is on watching the gate.
• Synonym歩哨ほしょうNeutralA soldier posted to watch for enemy attack; strictly military, while 「見張り」 can be anyone keeping watch.
• Synonym張り番はりばんNeutralWatching out for danger or trouble; an old-fashioned word rarely used today, unlike 「見張り」.
• Synonym立ち番たちばんNeutralKeeping watch while standing; the word stresses the manner of standing guard, as with police 「立ち番」.
• Synonym番兵ばんぺいNeutralA soldier keeping watch; military term. In computing it also means a sentinel value marking the end of data in an array.
• Related看守かんしゅNeutralA prison guard; the person watched is always an inmate, so its range is much narrower than 「見張り」.
• Related警備けいびNeutralSecurity work to head off trouble, as in 「警備員」; stresses the security effort rather than the act of watching.
• Related衛兵えいへいNeutralA soldier assigned to guard duty, as in 「衛兵交代」; military term, while 「見張り」 covers anyone keeping watch.

Use 「見張り」 for anyone watching to prevent trouble or standing sentry, as in 「見張りを立てる」. For soldiers on watch pick 「歩哨」, 「番兵」 or 「衛兵」; for a gatekeeper 「守衛」; for a prison guard 「看守」; for security work 「警備」. 「番人」 stresses the guarding role and can be figurative, 「立ち番」 is watch done standing, and 「張り番」 sounds dated.

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1. 見張みはること。
2. 番人ばんにん。
3. 「みはる」の連用形れんようけい。