LingakuFrequency rank: 11,370. – 11,396.
- to ask after (someone's health); to visit
- to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- to ask after (someone's health); to visit
- to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack
This meaning refers to the act of inquiring about someone's well-being, especially when they are ill or in distress. It often carries a connotation of empathy and concern.
This meaning indicates a more confrontational or disastrous context, where the term describes the act of attacking someone or something, or experiencing an adverse situation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
みまい見舞いをするto visit (someone to ask after their health)びょういん病院にみまい見舞いにいく行くto visit someone in the hospitalみまい見舞いのしな品a gift for someone who is illみまわれる見舞われるto be visited (by someone, often in times of illness)さいがい災害にみまわれる見舞われるto be struck by disasterこうつうじこ交通事故にみまわれる見舞われるto be involved in a traffic accidentゆうじん友人をみまう見舞うto visit a friend to check on their healthみまい見舞いにいく行くto go visit (someone to inquire about their well-being)あくむ悪夢にみまわれる見舞われるto be afflicted by bad dreamsみまいじょう見舞い状get-well cardにゅういんちゅう入院中にみまう見舞うto visit during hospitalization
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I'd made up some story about having to go home to see my sick mother.
She visited the old man in the hospital every day but Sunday.
I've been to Osaka to ask after my sick friend.
In spite of the heavy rain, he visited his friend in hospital.