Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about.
  2. to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder.
  3. to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration. Usu. in the negative.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
顧みる かえりみる
 
顧る かえりみる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

look back, review, examine oneself
コ かえり.みる たか (8th, N1)
employ, hire
やと.う コ (8th, N2)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)