見付ける

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
見つける (common)

Etymology

Compound of () (mi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (miru, to look, see)) + ()ける (tsukeru, to attach, adhere; to perceive).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「見つける
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
見つける つける
Imperative (命令形) 見つけろ つけろ
Key constructions
Passive 見つけられる つけられる
Causative 見つけさせる つけさせる
Potential 見つけられる つけられる
Volitional 見つけよう つけよ
Negative 見つけない つけない
Negative perfective 見つけなかった つけなかった
Formal 見つけます つけま
Perfective 見つけた つけた
Conjunctive 見つけて つけて
Hypothetical conditional 見つければ つけれ

Verb

()()ける (mitsukerutransitive ichidan (stem ()() (mitsuke), past ()()けた (mitsuketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 見付ける
mediopassive 見付かる
  1. to discover, find
    Synonyms: 発見する, 見出す
    ()とし(もの)()()ける
    otoshimono o mitsukeru
    to find a lost item
  2. to get used to seeing
    Synonym: 見慣れる

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN