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The Japanese word

見つける

is pronounced
mitsukeru | みつける
means
to be familiar, to discover, to find fault, to detect, to find out, to locate
Examples:
すっごくいいものを見つけたよ!
suggoku ī mono o mitsuke ta yo!
I've found something amazing!
町中で、珍しい物を見つけました。
machinaka de, mezurashī mono o mitsuke mashi ta.
I found something interesting in the town.
料金の手ごろなホテルを見つけて下さい。
ryōkin no tegoro na hoteru o mitsuke te kudasai.
Please find some hotel where the rates are moderate.
もし間違いを見つけたら訂正してください。
moshi machigai o mitsuke tara teisei shi te kudasai.
If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
翌日になって初めて、彼らは彼女を見つけた。
yokujitsu ni natte hajimete, karera wa kanojo o mitsuke ta.
It was not until the next day that they found her.
木の下にいくつかの野性のきのこを見つけた。
konoshita ni ikutsu ka no yasei no kinoko o mitsuke ta.
I found some wild mushrooms under the log.
僕は彼があの店から逃げて行くのを見つけた。
boku wa kare ga ano mise kara nige te iku no o mitsuke ta.
I caught sight of him escaping from that shop.
僕は少年が教室から逃げていくのを見つけた。
boku wa shōnen ga kyōshitsu kara nige te iku no o mitsuke ta.
I caught sight of the boy escaping from the classroom.
良いベビーシッターが見つけられて幸運だった。
yoi bebīshittā ga mitsuke rare te kōun datta.
I was lucky that I was able to find a good babysitter.
万一間違いを見つけたら、直ちに知らせてください。
manichi machigai o mitsuke tara, tadachini shirase te kudasai.
If you should find any mistakes, please let me know at once.
あなたは他の誰も見ていなかった場所で私を見つけた。
anata wa ta no dare mo mi te i nakatta basho de watashi o mitsuke ta.
You found me where no one else was looking.
わずかなヒントを糸口にして、正しいこたえを見つけた。
wazuka na hinto o itoguchi ni shi te, tadashī kotae o mitsuke ta.
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
名古屋で道を見つけるのは簡単だ。標識を見さえすればいい。
nagoya de michi o mitsukeru no wa kantan da. hyōshiki o mi sae sure ba ī.
Finding one's way around Nagoya is very simple. All you do is look at the signs.
見つけたのは僕です。意識を喪っていたので、保健室に運びました。
mitsuke ta no wa boku desu. ishiki o ushinatte i ta node, hoken shitsu ni hakobi mashi ta.
It was I who found her. She'd lost consciousness so I carried her to the infirmary.
早く原因を見つけて、スランプを治して谷崎主任の期待にこたえないと。
hayaku genin o mitsuke te, suranpu o naoshi te tanizaki junin no kitai ni kotae nai to.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
今年もいくつか怪しいグッズを見つけたので、それらをまとめて紹介しよう。
kotoshi mo ikutsu ka ayashī guzzu o mitsuke ta node, sorera o matome te shōkai shiyo u.
This year again I found a number of dodgy goods so I'll introduce them all here.
本屋で英語関係の本を見つけると、次々に買ってしまって、読まずにいるので、たまる一方です。
honya de eigo kankei no hon o mitsukeru to, tsugitsugi ni katte shimatte, yoma zu ni iru node, tamaru ippō desu.
I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.
自分の才能を思う存分生かすには、自分にもっとふさわしい職業、新しい職場を見つけることです。
jibun no sainō o omōzonbun ikasu ni wa, jibun ni motto fusawashī shokugyū, atarashī shokuba o mitsukeru koto desu.
In order to bring out your talents to the full you need to a profession more suited to you, to find a new work place.
泥棒は、間違いなくここにいるはずよ。きっと、どこかに根城があるから、そこを見つけさえすればいいの。
dorobō wa, machigai naku koko ni iru hazu yo. kitto, doko ka ni nejiro ga aru kara, soko o mitsuke sae sure ba ī no.
The thief has to be in here. I'm sure somewhere around is his stronghold so if we can just find that we've got him.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org