見事

Etymology 1
Compound of.

First cited to a text from 1309.

Adjective

 * 1)   spectacular, splendid, magnificent, wonderful
 * 2)  skillful, excellent, ingenious, clever
 * 3)  total, complete
 * 1)  total, complete
 * 1)  total, complete

Adverb

 * 1)  excellently, skillfully, spectacularly

Usage notes
Usage as a bare adverb without any particles appears to be less common than use with the adverbial particle.

Noun

 * 1)  something that should be looked at, something worthy of looking at, a spectacle, a sight, a magnificent deed

Etymology 2
Shift from migoto, emphasizing the nasality of the voiced.



Appears in a text from 1706.

Adverb

 * 1)  cleverly, excellently, skillfully, spectacularly
 * 2)  completely

Usage notes
Not used with any particles.

Etymology 3
Considering the date of first appearance and the apparent lack of any Chinese term, this is probably a shift in reading from the native-derived kun'yomi of migoto to the Chinese-derived on'yomi of kenji, possibly to impart a higher register. Compare usage patterns in English for Germanic-derived terms (often considered lower-register) and their Latinate synonyms (often considered higher-register).

First cited to a text from the 1370s.

Adjective

 * 1)    spectacular, splendid, magnificent, wonderful

Noun

 * 1)   something that should be looked at, something worthy of looking at, a spectacle, a sight, a magnificent deed