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Words — 5 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)​
  • わたし私
  • は
  • かべ壁
  • の
  • さけめ裂け目
  • から
  • そと外
  • を
  • のぞ覗いた
  • 。
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)​
  • わたし私
  • は
  • メアリー
  • が
  • みせ店
  • の
  • ウインドー
  • を
  • のぞいている
  • の
  • を
  • み見ました
  • 。
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at​
  • その
  • はこ箱
  • を
  • のぞいて
  • は
  • いけない
  • 。
Don't look into the box.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • けんびきょう顕微鏡
  • を
  • のぞいていた
  • 。
He was looking through a microscope.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)​
  • りんじん隣人
  • が
  • へい塀
  • の
  • うえ上
  • から
  • ちょこっと
  • かお顔
  • を
  • のぞ覗かせた
  • 。
The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to examine (an expression); to study (a face)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
8. to face​Archaic, See also 臨む, esp. 臨く
Other forms
覘く 【のぞく】、窺く 【のぞく】、臨く 【のぞく】
Notes
覘く: Rarely-used kanji form. 窺く: Rarely-used kanji form. 臨く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly)​Usually written using kana alone
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • かな悲しそうな
  • かお顔
  • には
  • あいがん哀願
  • の
  • ようす様子
  • が
  • うかがえる
  • 。
There is a look of appeal on her sad face.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to await (one's chance)​Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • はつげん発言
  • の
  • きかい機会
  • を
  • うかがった
  • 。
He watched for an opportunity to speak.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise​Usually written using kana alone, usu. in the passive
  • この
  • へきが壁画
  • から
  • は
  • こだいじん古代人
  • の
  • せいかつ生活
  • の
  • へんりん片鱗
  • を
  • うかがう
  • ことができる
  • 。
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.
Other forms
覗う 【うかがう】
Notes
覗う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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し うかがい知る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess; to grasp; to fathom; to understand; to know​
Other forms
窺い知る 【うかがいしる】、伺い知る 【うかがいしる】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. inference; deduction; figuring out; understanding; knowing​Formal or literary term
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to spy out​
Other forms
伺い探る 【うかがいさぐる】
Notes
伺い探る: Irregular kanji usage.
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Kanji — 1 found

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16 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
窺
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
On: キ
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Names — 2 found

うかがい 【窺】
Family or surname
1. Ukagai​
きき 【窺基】
Full name
1. Kuiji (632-682)​