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[()·()·]
minuku
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()··]
minuku

Root Words:

[() + ()·]
mi + nuku

English Meaning(s) for 見抜く

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

Definition and Synonyms for 見抜く

Perceive to become aware of through the senses
Synonyms: わかる, 察する, 察知, 心付く, 悟る, 感づく, 感じ取る, 感受, 感知, 捉える, 気づく, 気がつく, 看取, 知覚, 聞き取る, 見とる, 見て取る, 見抜く, 認知, 認識
Discern detect with the senses
Synonyms: 区別, 嗅ぎ分ける, 噛み分ける, 弁別, 聞き分ける, 見分ける, 見抜く, 識別
See Through perceive the true nature of
Synonyms: 洞察, 看破, 見抜く, 見透かす, 見通す

Meanings for each kanji in 見抜く

» see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
» slip out; extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit

Categories 見抜く is a member of

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Stroke Order Diagrams for 見抜く

Conjugations for 見抜く

masu stem
[()·()·]
minuki
Negative stem
[()·()·]
minuka
te-form
[()·()··]
minuite
Negative te-form
[()·()····]
minukanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()·()···]
minukanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·]
minuku
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···]
minukanai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··]
minuita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()·()··]
minukou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
minukimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
minukimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()·()·····]
minukimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
minukitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
minukitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()·()··]
minukita
te-form
[()·()····]
minukitakute
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
minukitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·()···]
minukitaku
Provisional Form
[()·()·····]
minukitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()·()·······]
minukitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()·()······]
minukitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()·()········]
minukitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()·()···]
minukitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·]
minuke
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··]
minukeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·()····]
minukanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minuitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
minukanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minuitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··]
minukeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···]
minukenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··]
minuketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukenakatta
masu-stem
[()·()·]
minuke
te-form
[()·()··]
minukete
Negative te-form
[()·()····]
minukenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
minukemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
minukemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
minukarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
minukarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()··]
minukare
te-form
[()·()···]
minukarete
Negative te-form
[()·()·····]
minukarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
minukaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()········]
minukaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
minukasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()···]
minukaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
minukasenakatta
masu stem
[()·()··]
minukase
te-form
[()·()···]
minukasete
Negative te-form
[()·()·····]
minukasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
minukasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()········]
minukasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
minukasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
minukasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
minukasarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()···]
minukasare
te-form
[()·()····]
minukasarete
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
minukasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
minukasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
minukasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()······]
minukasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·········]
minukasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()·()··]
minukan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··]
minukazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··]
minukanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···]
minukazaru

Sample Sentences for 見抜く

I can't understand how your father managed to see through that man.
I saw through his little game.
Someone always sees through their disguises.
We saw through your lies.
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.

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