見(み)せる

みせる
verb (ichidan)
to show
1. to show, to display
To present something for viewing.
写真(しゃしん)を見(み)せる。
To show photos.
見(み)せてください。
Please show me.
子(こ)どもに新(あたら)しい本(ほん)を見(み)せた。
I showed the child a new book.
先生(せんせい)にレポートを見(み)せてから出(だ)した。
I submitted the report after showing it to the teacher.
友達(ともだち)に旅行(りょこう)で撮(と)った写真(しゃしん)を見(み)せたら、とても喜(よろこ)んでくれた。
When I showed my friend the photos I took on the trip, they were very happy.

見(み)せる is an ichidan verb meaning "to show" or "to display."

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Pair: 見(み)える (intransitive, to be visible)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • XにYを見(み)せる: to show Y to X
  • 写真(しゃしん)を見(み)せる: to show photos
  • 見(み)せてください: please show me
  • お見(み)せする: to show (humble)

EXTENDED MEANINGS:

  • 力(ちから)を見(み)せる: to demonstrate one's power
  • やって見(み)せる: to show (by doing)
  • 意地(いじ)を見(み)せる: to show one's pride/stubbornness

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 見(み)せびらかす: to show off, to flaunt
  • 見(み)せかける: to pretend, to make it appear
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Added 2026.1.9 21:43 · Revised 2026.2.21 12:45
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