Japanese

かおをのぞく
Meaning: to peek into someone's face; to look into someone's face
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 顔を覗く 顔を覗かない
Polite 顔を覗きます 顔を覗きません
Past 顔を覗いた 顔を覗かなかった
Polite + Past 顔を覗きました 顔を覗きませんでした
Te-form 顔を覗いて 顔を覗かなくて
Potential 顔を覗ける 顔を覗けない
Passive 顔を覗かれる 顔を覗かれない
Causative 顔を覗かせる 顔を覗かせない
Causative + Passive 顔を覗かされる 顔を覗かされない
Imperative 顔を覗け 顔を覗くな

Handwriting

顔
を
覗
く

Example

She looked into her baby's face as he slept.

Usage Notes

Describes leaning in to look at someone's facial expression, often with affection or curiosity.

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