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見かける

みかける

to happen to see

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Examples

  1. 駅で先生を見かけた。

    えきでせんせいをみかけた。

    I happened to see my teacher at the station.

  2. 最近、彼を見かけませんね。

    さいきん、かれをみかけませんね。

    We haven't seen him around lately, have we.

  3. この辺りではよく見かける鳥です。

    このあたりではよくみかけるとりです。

    It's a bird you often see around here.

Common patterns

よく見かける
to see often
町で見かける
to spot in town
見かけない顔
a face one doesn't see around

Memory tip

見かける is seeing someone by chance, at a distance, with no interaction — unlike 会う, where you actually meet. Don't confuse it with the noun 見かけ, 'outward appearance'.

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