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透視

とうし

N1see through · X-ray vision

Examples

装置を使って箱の内部を透視した。

物語の占い師は壁の向こうを透視できる。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 透視 is read とうし.
  • Basic usage: It means seeing through an object to its interior or beyond an obstruction.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Viewing with a device
    • 箱の内部を透視した: a device was used to examine the inside of a box.
  • A fictional ability
    • 壁の向こうを透視できる: a character in a story can see through walls.

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