見当たる・見あたる・見当る|みあたるmiataru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
見当たる見当たる is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is the form learners are most likely to encounter when expressing “to be found.”
見あたる見あたる is a less common written variant of 見当たる. You may encounter it, but beginners should normally choose 見当たる instead.
見当る見当る is the least common written form of 見当たる. It can be recognized as a written variant, but beginners should use 見当たる instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be found
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見当たる（みあたる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見当たります（みあたります） |
| Negative (nai) | 見当たらない（みあたらない） |
| polite (masen) | 見当たりません（みあたりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見当たらず・見当たらぬ（みあたらず・みあたらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見当たった（みあたった） |
| polite (mashita) | 見当たりました（みあたりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見当たらなかった（みあたらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見当たりませんでした（みあたりませんでした） |
| Te form | 見当たって（みあたって） |
| Potential | 見当たれる（みあたれる） |
| Passive | 見当たられる（みあたられる） |
| Causative | 見当たらせる（みあたらせる） |
| Causative passive | 見当たらせられる・見当たらされる（みあたらせられる・みあたらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見当たれば（みあたれば） |
| tara | 見当たったら（みあたったら） |
| Volitional | 見当たろう（みあたろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見当たりましょう（みあたりましょう） |
| Imperative | 見当たれ（みあたれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related見出すみいだすWrittenA written-style verb for discovering or unearthing something valuable, as in 「希望を見出す」; 「見当たる」 usually appears in the negative, saying something cannot be found.
- Related見つけるみつけるNeutralA transitive verb for finding or spotting something, whether you search on purpose or stumble on it; 「見当たる」 is intransitive and mostly used in the negative 「見当たらない」.
- Related探し出すさがしだすNeutralA transitive verb for searching something out and finding it, common in everyday speech as well; 「見当たる」 is intransitive and concerns whether a thing can be found at all.
- Related見つけ出すみつけだすNeutralA verb for tracking something down after a search, as in 「犯人を見つけ出す」; 「見当たる」 is more about whether something can be seen or found.
- RelatedめっけるCasualA colloquial, slangy verb for spotting or finding something; 「見当たる」 leans toward whether something is there to be seen.
- RelatedめっかるCasualA colloquial, slangy verb meaning to be found; 「見当たる」 is the more standard choice and usually takes the negative.
- Antonym見失うみうしなうNeutralAn antonym: to lose sight of what you were watching; it stands opposite 「見当たる」 on the found-versus-lost axis.
Whether something can be seen or found is usually said with the negative 「見当たらない」, as in 「鍵が見当たらない」. To say you find something, use 「見つける」; to search it out, 「見つけ出す」 or 「探し出す」; to unearth something valuable, 「見出す」. The opposite is 「見失う」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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