Japanese Conversation · Level 128
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Romajihaiken
お写真を拝見しました。o sha shin o hai ken shi ma shi ta
I saw your photo.
先ほどメールを拝見しました。saki ho do mē ru o hai ken shi ma shi ta
I read your email earlier.
Presents the speaker's act of looking as humble and respectful toward the person connected with what is seen.
メールを拝見するmē ru o hai ken su ru
read an email
閲覧etsuran: The act of examining written or digital material by reading or looking through it.
見ることを相手への敬意を込めてへりくだって表す語。mi ru ko to o ai te e no kei i o ko me te he ri ku da tte arawa su go
拝見 (haiken) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 拝 (hai, "pay respects") and 見 (ken, "see"), linking the act of seeing with humility toward another person.