診る|みるmiru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 診る(みる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 診ます(みます) |
| Negative (nai) | 診ない(みない) |
| polite (masen) | 診ません(みません) |
| classical zu / nu | 診ず・診ぬ(みず・みぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 診た(みた) |
| polite (mashita) | 診ました(みました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 診なかった(みなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 診ませんでした(みませんでした) |
| Te form | 診て(みて) |
| Potential | 診られる(みられる) |
| Passive | 診られる(みられる) |
| Causative | 診させる(みさせる) |
| Causative passive | 診させられる(みさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 診れば(みれば) |
| tara | 診たら(みたら) |
| Volitional | 診よう(みよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 診ましょう(みましょう) |
| Imperative | 診ろ(みろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymみるNeutralThe most general verb for seeing or watching; 「診る」 is used only when a doctor examines a patient.
- Related看るみるNeutralMeans looking after or caring for a patient, as in 「病人を看る」; 「診る」 is what a doctor does when examining one.
- Related検査けんさNeutralAn inspection or test, often medical or industrial; 「診る」 is a doctor examining a patient.
- Related検分けんぶんWrittenWritten and formal: an on-site inspection or survey; 「診る」 is examining a patient.
- Related調べるしらべるNeutralTo investigate or look something up; 「診る」 refers only to a doctor's examination of a patient.
- Related検するけんするWrittenWritten and rare: to inspect; in everyday speech say 「検査する」.
Use 「診る」 for a doctor examining a patient. For caring for a patient use 「看る」, for medical or industrial tests 「検査」, and for looking in general 「見る」. 「調べる」 is for investigating; 「検分」 and 「検する」 are written, rare words.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


