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見方

Way Of Seeing


Meaning

Way Of Seeing, Point Of View, Perspective, Viewpoint

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The way you see is the way of seeing something. This is like when someone has a dumb opinion and you're like "oh, okay, so that's one way of seeing it..."


Reading

みかた

Explanation

This uses the kun'yomi readings from the vocab words 見る and 方. So as long as you're okay with those, you can apply that knowledge over here.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 見方がちがう

    to see things differently

    見方がかわる

    to be seen in a different light

    見方が分かる

    to know how to analyze something

  • 見方をかえる

    to change one's perspective

    見方をおしえる

    to teach someone how to interpret something

    見方を広げる

    to broaden one's perspective

  • チャートの見方

    how to look at a chart

    ニュースの見方

    how to watch the news

    一つの見方

    one way to look at something

Context Sentences

このチャートの見方、分かる?

Do you know how to look at this chart?

その見方は正しい。

That perspective is valid.

他の見方をすれば、人生の半分はエレベーターみたいなものだ。

If you see it from a different point of view, half of life is like an elevator.


Kanji Composition