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見なす

みなす

to regard as, to deem

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Examples

  1. 欠席は棄権と見なす。

    けっせきはきけんとみなす。

    Absence is deemed abstention.

  2. 返事がなければ、同意したと見なします。

    へんじがなければ、どういしたとみなします。

    If there is no reply, we will take it that you have agreed.

  3. 彼はこの分野の第一人者と見なされている。

    かれはこのぶんやのだいいちにんしゃとみなされている。

    He is regarded as the leading figure in this field.

Common patterns

～と見なす
to regard as
同一と見なす
to treat as identical
～と見なされる
to be regarded as

Memory tip

The pattern is XをYと見なす, and the point is treating X as Y whether or not it really is — which is why rules and contracts love it. 思う is your opinion; 見なす is a decision with consequences.

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