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視 means 'see'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 346   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-1    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 78 words   Used in 261 words   Used in 179 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シ
Additional readings
Kun    みる inspection, regard as, see, look at
Name    とも   み
Variants
視  
Notes
variant exists with 示 (show) on left, but uses a font not a separate Unicode character
Components
⿰  礻 (示) show  見 see  
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規 standard  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 視 is used 11 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 視 is used 259 times, read 2 ways.
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じ ゅ う し 1
noun
1. importance; stress; serious consideration
2. to take something seriously; to attach importance; to stress
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みる : 1 word FIND ALL
み る 1
Most common form: 見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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An additional variant exists with 示 on left, but uses a font not a separate Unicode character less common words include 視 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 889 (originally: 878)  Joy o' Kanji : 878  Key to Kanji: 429 

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視
シ    seeing   
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見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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