見抜く

面接官は応募者の強みを見抜いた。
The interviewer recognized the applicant’s strengths.
偽物だと見抜けなかった。
I could not tell that it was a fake.
彼女は彼のうそをすぐに見抜いた。
She quickly saw through his lie.
子どもは大人の本音を意外によく見抜く。
Children are surprisingly good at seeing through adults’ real feelings.
その数字の裏にある問題を見抜く必要がある。
We need to detect the problem behind those figures.

Similar words

察知する

看破する

見破る

見通す

彼女は彼のうそをすぐに見抜いた。
She quickly saw through his lie.
面接官は応募者の強みを見抜いた。
The interviewer recognized the applicant’s strengths.
その数字の裏にある問題を見抜く必要がある。
We need to detect the problem behind those figures.
子どもは大人の本音を意外によく見抜く。
Children are surprisingly good at seeing through adults’ real feelings.
偽物だと見抜けなかった。
I could not tell that it was a fake.

見破る

察知する

見通す

看破する

It combines 見る, to see, with 抜く, to go through or all the way, giving the sense of seeing beneath a surface.

What does 見抜く mean?

To recognize what lies behind appearances.

How do you read 見抜く?

It is read みぬく, written minuku.

When would you use 見抜く?

It takes the thing discovered as its object, such as a lie, hidden motive or ability.

How is 見抜く different from 見つける?

見つける is simply finding something; this involves seeing what was concealed or hard to judge.

How does 見抜く change in a sentence?

A godan verb: 見抜いて, 見抜いた, 見抜かない.

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