みかえす
Mikaesu
見返す (Mikaesu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to look (stare) back at (someone), to look at again, to re-examine, to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto look (stare) back at (someone)
- godan verb, transitive verbto look at again; to re-examine
- godan verb, transitive verbto prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
- godan verb, intransitive verbto look back (behind oneself)
Examples
驚いて彼女の顔を見返した。
I stared back at her in surprise.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).