見舞う
みまう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after
- to attack; to hit; to strike; to deal (a punch)
Kanji
Example sentences
- 夏場の東京は台風に見舞われやすい。
Tokyo is subject to typhoons in summer. - 雨だけでなく、激しい風にもみまわれた。
Besides the rain, we experienced heavy winds. - ヨーロッパ滞在中、彼はある種の災難に見舞われたと、私は聞いている。
I hear he met with some kind of misfortune while he was in Europe. - マグニチュード５の地震が東京を見舞った。
An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo. - ああ、私はなんて不幸にみまわれたんだ。
Alas, what ill luck has befallen me!
Words containing 見舞う
- 見舞い状 (みまいじょう) get-well card
- 見舞い品 (みまいひん) goods offered to a person in distress
- 見舞い客 (みまいきゃく) visitor to a sick or distressed person
And 2 more.