JLPT N1 Advanced
見舞う
Visiting someone ill or being struck by misfortune.
Readings
Other forms
見舞います polite form
見舞った plain past
見舞って te-form
お見舞い noun: a get-well visit or gift
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To visit someone in need
Describes the act of visiting someone who is ill, hospitalized, or recovering from a disaster to inquire after their health.
Example
入院 して いる 友達 を 見舞い に 行っ た 。
I went to visit my friend who is in the hospital.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To be struck by / hit by
Refers to being assaulted by a negative force or suffering damage from an external event like a natural disaster.
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