Kanji

覗

覗

peep, peek, come in sight

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

見部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のぞく, うかがう

Example sentences

覗く のぞく
鍵穴から中を覗いた。

I peeked inside through the keyhole.

照準 しょうじゅん
スナイパーはスコープを覗き、標的に照準を定めた。

The sniper looked through the scope and aimed at the target.

覗き込む のぞきこむ
彼はそっと部屋の中を覗き込んだ。

He quietly peered into the room.

顔を覗く かおをのぞく
彼女は眠っている赤ちゃんの顔を覗いた。

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

覗きこむ のぞきこむ
彼は井戸を覗きこんだ

He peered into the well.

Example Vocabulary

覗く

のぞく

to peek; to peep; to look into; to look through; to look down; to stop by; to appear partially

覗き込む

のぞきこむ

to peer into; to look into

顔を覗く

かおをのぞく

to peek into someone's face; to look into someone's face

覗きこむ

のぞきこむ

to peer into; to look into; to gaze into

覗き見る

のぞきみる

覗き見

のぞきみ

覗き

のぞき

覗き穴

のぞきあな

覗う

うかがう

覗き窓

のぞきまど

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