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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 354 words   Used in 908 words   Used in 4168 names   Component in 71 kanji (8 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   ケン
Kun
   to see   える to be seen; to appear   せる to show
Find out how 見 etymologically means “to see” not only in kanji such as (remember) and (outlook) but even in (standard) and (parent).
⿱   eye   legs  
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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
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opinion; view; comment
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ケン (read as げん) : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be visible; 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.
Henshall: 31 (originally: 18)  Joy o' Kanji : 18  Key to Kanji: 281 

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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
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