見せる

みせる · miseru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan

to show

🖼️ 見せる = 見 (see) + せる (make/let): to make someone see

見る (miru) means to see. Swap in the causative-style ending せる and it becomes miseru: to cause another person to see, i.e. to show. Related: 見える (mieru), to be visible. Sound hook: mi-SE-ru, as in let ME let you SEE.

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