見つめる

みつめる

to stare

Mnemonic

He stood in front of that painting for forty minutes without moving, both mitts みつ in his pockets, not blinking: みつめる.

Worth knowing

One of the 見 family: 見る is looking, 見える is being visible, 見つける is finding, 見つめる is not looking away.

Built from

見

see

目 eye + 儿 legs

Words sharing these kanji

見る to see, to look at 見せる to show 見える be visible 見つける to find 見つかる to be found, to be caught 見上げる to look up 発見 discovery, revelation 意見 opinion 見事 splendid, admirable 見た目 outward appearance 見守る to watch, to keep watch over 見送る to see (someone) off

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