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見舞う (みまう): to ask after (health), to visit — Japanese vocabulary

見舞う is read みまう and means "to ask after (health), to visit". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

見舞う

Reading
みまう · mimau
Translation
to ask after (health), to visit
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
みまうがみまうが

Example

東北地方は大変な冷害に見舞われた。

とうほくちほうはたいへんなれいがいにみまわれた。

The Tohoku district was badly hit by the cold weather.

Kanji in this word

  • 見 — see, look
  • 舞 — dance

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