省みる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 省みる(かえりみる) means reflecting on one's actions or mistakes.
• Basic usage: In 言動を省みる, the object of reflection is marked with を.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Conjugation
  • Its forms include 省みます・省みて・省みた, not 省みって.
• The same reading in 顧みる
  • 顧みる is also read かえりみる and can mean looking back or taking something into consideration. Distinguish the self-reflective focus of 省みる when examining one's mistakes.