見ゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見
み Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
所見

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Derived from 見 (mi, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete or irrealis form”) of 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”) verb 見る (miru), “to look, see, watch”) +‎ ゆ (-yu, passive, spontaneous, or potential verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲijɯ̟]

Verb

見(み)ゆ • (miyu) intransitive ^†nidan

1. 所見: (Classical Japanese, archaic) to be seen, be found

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "見ゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	見え	みえ	mie
Continuative (連用形)	見え	みえ	mie
Terminal (終止形)	見ゆ	みゆ	miyu
Attributive (連体形)	見ゆる	みゆる	miyuru
Realis (已然形)	見ゆれ	みゆれ	miyure
Imperative (命令形)	見えよ	みえよ	mieyo
Key constructions
Negative	見えず	みえず	miezu
Contrasting conjunction	見ゆれど	みゆれど	miyuredo
Causal conjunction	見ゆれば	みゆれば	miyureba
Conditional conjunction	見えば	みえば	mieba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	見えき	みえき	mieki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	見えけり	みえけり	miekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	見えつ	みえつ	mietu
Perfect tense (natural event)	見えぬ	みえぬ	mienu
Perfect-continuative tense	見えたり	みえたり	mietari
Volitional	見えむ	みえむ	miemu

Derived terms

• 見(み)える (mieru, modern form)
• 数(かず)見(み)ゆ (kazumiyu)
• 見(み)見(み)ゆ (mimiyu)

Idioms

• 旗(き)鼓(こ)の間(あいだ)に相見(あいまみ)ゆ (kiko no aida ni aimamiyu)