ごらんになる

ごらんになる · goranninaru · JLPT N4 · expression

-- honorific expression for みる --

👀 ご覧になる = honorific go + ran (look, 覧) + ni naru (become)

Built on the respectful pattern go/o + noun + ni naru. 覧 (ran) means to look over, as in 展覧会 (exhibition) and 一覧 (list). Use it for what a superior sees, never for yourself; the humble counterpart is 拝見する.

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