WORD DETAIL
拝見
はいけん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
拝見, readはいけん, denotes a humble expression for the speaker’s own act of seeing or examining. - Basic usage: It humbly describes seeing a teacher’s work or reviewing materials received from someone.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A humble form of seeing
- It is a humble expression lowering the speaker’s act of seeing, not an honorific describing the other person’s action.

