Japanese

きこむ

のぞきこむ
Meaning: to peer into; to look into; to gaze into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 覗きこむ 覗きこまない
Polite 覗きこみます 覗きこみません
Past 覗きこんだ 覗きこまなかった
Polite + Past 覗きこみました 覗きこみませんでした
Te-form 覗きこんで 覗きこまなくて
Potential 覗きこめる 覗きこめない
Passive 覗きこまれる 覗きこまれない
Causative 覗きこませる 覗きこませない
Causative + Passive 覗きこまされる 覗きこまされない
Imperative 覗きこめ 覗きこむな

Handwriting

覗
き
こ
む

Example

He peered into the well.

Usage Notes

Focuses on the action of looking intently or deeply into a space or object.

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