見せ物

みせもの · misemono · JLPT N1 · noun

show

🎪 見せ物 = 見せ (show) + 物 (thing): a thing put on show, like a sideshow or exhibition

The first part, 見せ (mise), is the stem of 見せる (miseru, to show). Misemono covers sideshows, exhibits and public displays. Learn it alongside 見せる, since they share the same root.

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