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Japanese word 見掛ける: to catch sight of / to notice. Meanings and example sentences.

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見掛ける (みかける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

見掛ける (みかける) means to catch sight of / to notice.

See example sentences below.

見掛ける at a glance

見掛ける

みかけるmikakeru

N3verb

to catch sight of / to notice

見掛けるみかけるmikakeruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 見掛ける

Core meaning

to catch sight of / to notice

Basic example sentences

Example 1

駅で有名な人を見掛けた。

Translation

I caught sight of a famous person at the station.

Example 2

道で古い友達を見掛けたよ。

Translation

I noticed an old friend on the street.

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