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見 means 'see'

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Strokes : 7    Radical number: 147    Frequency: 10   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 1    Beginner lesson: 4   Begins 356 words   Used in 908 words   Used in 4168 names   Component in 71 kanji (8 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Kun
   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show
Variants
⾒ (Chinese)   见 (Chinese)  
Notes
Find out how 見 etymologically means “to see” not only in kanji such as 覚 (remember) and 観 (outlook) but even in 規 (standard) and 親 (parent).
Components
⿱  目 eye  儿 legs  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 見 is used 58 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 見 is used 750 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ケン : 171 words FIND ALL
い け ん 1
opinion; view; comment
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ケン (read as げん) : 4 words FIND ALL
い ち げ ん 0
noun
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
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みる : 575 words FIND ALL
み え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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An additional み.える less common words include 見 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 31 (originally: 18)  Joy o' Kanji : 18  Key to Kanji: 281 

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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
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