How do you say "show" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "show" is 見せる (miseru). It is a verb pronounced "mee-seh-roo".

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Pronunciation

見せる is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as miseru, it sounds roughly like "mee-seh-roo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

一緒に見せますか?

Issho ni misemasu ka?

Shall we to show together?

Usage notes

見せる means to show in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (見せます) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.

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Questions about 見せる

How do you pronounce 見せる?

見せる is romanised as miseru. Say it roughly like "mee-seh-roo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 見せる formal or casual?

見せる is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 見せる written in Japanese?

見せる is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.