見送る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見 送
み
Grade: 1		 おく
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
See also 見送り

Etymology

見 (み, mi, “see”) +‎ 送る (おくる, okuru, “send”) – to see off, send off.

Pronunciation

Verb

見送る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana みおくる, rōmaji miokuru)

  1. to see off (accompany, escort when departing, especially to a train station or airport)
  2. to watch someone/something go by, leave, depart or die
    故 (こ)人 (じん)を見送 (みおく)る
    kojin o miokuru
    to see off the deceased
    季節 (きせつ)を見送 (みおく)る
    kisetsu o miokuru
    to watch the season(s) go by
  3. to shelf, defer a bill (so that it does not become law)

Antonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. ↑ Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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