1.
to learn by observation, to learn from
To acquire skills or knowledge by watching and imitating someone more experienced.
先輩の仕事ぶりを見習いたい。
I want to learn from how my senior does their work.
母の料理を見習って、自分でも作れるようになった。
By learning from watching my mother cook, I became able to make it myself too.
2.
to follow the example of, to emulate
To take someone as a model and try to behave or act in the same way.
彼女の努力は見習うべきだ。
Her effort is something we should all emulate.
彼の姿勢を見習いたい。
I want to follow his example.
子供たちに見習ってほしい態度だ。
That is the kind of attitude I want children to emulate.
先人たちの知恵を見習って、自然と共に生きるべきだ。
We should follow the wisdom of our predecessors and live in harmony with nature.
見習う is a transitive verb (他動詞) meaning to learn through observation or to follow someone's example.
COMPOUND STRUCTURE:
- 見る (to see) + 習う (to learn) → to learn by watching
ASPECT (ている):
見習っている indicates an ongoing learning process through observation.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 先輩を見習う (learn from a senior)
- 見習うべき (should emulate)
- ～を見習って (following the example of~)
RELATED NOUN:
- 見習い: an apprentice, trainee (e.g., 見習い期間 = apprenticeship period)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 学ぶ: to learn (more general)
- 真似する: to imitate (can be neutral or slightly negative)
[Register: Neutral]