顧みる
かえりみる
Also written 顧る
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about See also: 省みる (かえりみる).
- to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
- to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration (usu. in the negative)
Kanji
- 顧 look back. Read as かえりみる.
Example sentences
- 顧みられぬ無数の漂流者が家を求めてる。
A hundred billion castaways are looking for a home. - 私は失礼もかえりみず、彼をファースト・ネームで呼んだ。
I took the liberty of calling him by his first name. - 彼は危険をかえりみず勇気を示した。
He showed courage in the face of danger. - 退かぬ，媚びぬ，顧みぬ！
I’ll never quit, never curry favor, and never look back! - お年寄りは過去を顧みてしまいがちだ。
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
Common phrases
- 危険を顧みず (きけんをかえりみず) heedless of danger
- 家庭を顧みない (かていをかえりみない) thinking little of one's family
- 危険を顧みない
- 命を顧みない
- 家族を顧みない
Words containing 顧みる
- 家庭を顧みない (かていをかえりみない) thinking little of one's family
- 顧みて他を言う (かえりみてたをいう) to give an evasive answer
- 危険を顧みず (きけんをかえりみず) heedless of danger
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