| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 省 |
| かえり Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 顧みる |
From 帰り (kaeri, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 帰る (kaeru, “to go home, return”).) + 見る (miru, “to look, watch, take care”).
The み (mi) is written as an okurigana to indicate the reading of 省.
省みる • (kaerimiru) ←かへりみる (kaferimiru)?transitive ichidan (stem 省み (kaerimi), past 省みた (kaerimita))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 省み | かえりみ | kaerimi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 省み | かえりみ | kaerimi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 省みる | かえりみる | kaerimiru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 省みる | かえりみる | kaerimiru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 省みれ | かえりみれ | kaerimire | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 省みよ¹ 省みろ² |
かえりみよ¹ かえりみろ² |
kaerimiyo¹ kaerimiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 省みられる | かえりみられる | kaerimirareru | |
| Causative | 省みさせる 省みさす |
かえりみさせる かえりみさす |
kaerimisaseru kaerimisasu | |
| Potential | 省みられる 省みれる³ |
かえりみられる かえりみれる³ |
kaerimirareru kaerimireru³ | |
| Volitional | 省みよう | かえりみよう | kaerimiyō | |
| Negative | 省みない 省みぬ 省みん |
かえりみない かえりみぬ かえりみん |
kaeriminai kaeriminu kaerimin | |
| Negative continuative | 省みず | かえりみず | kaerimizu | |
| Formal | 省みます | かえりみます | kaerimimasu | |
| Perfective | 省みた | かえりみた | kaerimita | |
| Conjunctive | 省みて | かえりみて | kaerimite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 省みれば | かえりみれば | kaerimireba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 省み | かへりみ | kaferimi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 省み | かへりみ | kaferimi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 省みる | かへりみる | kaferimiru |
| Attributive (連体形) | 省みる | かへりみる | kaferimiru |
| Realis (已然形) | 省みれ | かへりみれ | kaferimire |
| Imperative (命令形) | 省みよ | かへりみよ | kaferimiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 省みず | かへりみず | kaferimizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 省みれど | かへりみれど | kaferimiredo |
| Causal conjunction | 省みれば | かへりみれば | kaferimireba |
| Conditional conjunction | 省みば | かへりみば | kaferimiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 省みき | かへりみき | kaferimiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 省みけり | かへりみけり | kaferimikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 省みつ | かへりみつ | kaferimitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 省みぬ | かへりみぬ | kaferiminu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 省みたり | かへりみたり | kaferimitari |
| Volitional | 省みむ | かへりみむ | kaferimimu |