Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see through

    私は彼女の考えを見通した。
    I read anger in her face.
  2. to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to see through (e.g. someone's plans)

  3. to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to anticipate

  4. to watch from start to finish

Also written 見透す【みとおす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
On
ケン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
22 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
5c2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0Four corner code
3957deroo
898bUnicode hex code
1-24-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4284Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5522New Nelson (John Haig)
2544New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3151Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
57Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
61Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
518Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34796Morohashi
18A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67sakade
84Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
31henshall3
62Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
20crowley
139Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1643Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4, xian4Pinyin reading
gyeon, hyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Kun
とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う
On
ツウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
80 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とんどうしどおりみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-7, 3-2-7SKIP code
2q7.18The Kanji Dictionary
3730.2Four corner code
3553deroo
901aUnicode hex code
1-36-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6063New Nelson (John Haig)
3109New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2678Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1511Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
71A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1239Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
201Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38892PMorohashi
176A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
281sakade
261Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193henshall3
198Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
97crowley
204Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
695Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1420Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong1, tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level