省(かえり)みる

かえりみる
verb (ichidan)
to reflect on, to look back on
他動詞 transitiveformalwrittenliteraryabstract
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present省(かえり)みる省(かえり)みない
Present polite省(かえり)みます省(かえり)みません
Past省(かえり)みた省(かえり)みなかった
Past polite省(かえり)みました省(かえり)みませんでした
て form省(かえり)みて省(かえり)みなくて
ている present省(かえり)みている省(かえり)みていない
ている polite省(かえり)みています省(かえり)みていません
ている past省(かえり)みていた省(かえり)みていなかった
ている past polite省(かえり)みていました省(かえり)みていませんでした
Conditional ば省(かえり)みれば省(かえり)みなければ
Conditional たら省(かえり)みたら省(かえり)みなかったら
Volitional省(かえり)みよう—
Volitional polite省(かえり)みましょう—
Potential省(かえり)みられる省(かえり)みられない
Passive省(かえり)みられる省(かえり)みられない
Causative省(かえり)みさせる省(かえり)みさせない
Imperative省(かえり)みろ省(かえり)みるな
1. to reflect on, to examine oneself
To look back on one's own actions, behavior, or past and think critically about them. Implies self-examination and introspection.
To reflect on one's own behavior.
I want to reflect on the past so as not to repeat the same mistakes.
He criticizes only others without ever reflecting on his own words and actions.

Usage

A literary and somewhat formal verb. In everyday speech, 振(ふ)り返(かえ)る (to look back on) or 反省(はんせい)する (to reflect and feel remorse) are more common. 省(かえり)みる emphasizes thoughtful introspection.

Writing

Also written as 顧(かえり)みる, which has a slightly different nuance: 省(かえり)みる focuses on self-reflection and examining one's own conduct, while 顧(かえり)みる means to give thought to or pay attention to something (often in the negative: 顧(かえり)みない = to disregard).

Common collocations