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Words — 13 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
  • わたし
  • かべ
  • さけめ裂け目
  • から
  • そと
  • 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
  • メアリー
  • みせ
  • ウインドー
  • のぞいている
  • 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
  • のぞいて
  • 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
  • けんびきょう顕微鏡
  • 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
  • へい
  • うえ
  • から
  • ちょこっと
  • かお
  • 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 faceArchaic, See also 臨む, esp. 臨く
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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
  • には
  • あいがん哀願
  • ようす様子
  • 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
  • はつげん発言
  • きかい機会
  • 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 surmiseUsually written using kana alone, usu. in the passive
  • この
  • へきが壁画
  • から
  • こだいじん古代人
  • せいかつ生活
  • へんりん片鱗
  • 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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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
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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; knowingFormal or literary term
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うかが
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to wait for an opportunityUsually written using kana alone, See also うかがう
Other forms
チャンスを覗う 【チャンスをうかがう】チャンスを伺う 【チャンスをうかがう】
Notes
チャンスを伺う: Irregular kanji usage.
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すき
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to watch for an unguarded moment
Other forms
隙を窺う 【すきをうかがう】
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くだもってんうかが
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to have a narrow view of things; to look at the sky through a tubeIdiomatic expression, See also 管窺
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunitySee also 機会をうかがう
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機を窺う 【きをうかがう】機を伺う 【きをうかがう】
Notes
機を伺う: Irregular kanji usage.
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かい 機会
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
Other forms
機会を窺う 【きかいをうかがう】機会を伺う 【きかいをうかがう】
Notes
機会を伺う: Irregular kanji usage.
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はないき 鼻息
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to sound out a person's feelings; to consult a person's pleasureSee also 鼻息 はないき
Other forms
鼻息を窺う 【はないきをうかがう】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to spy out
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伺い探る 【うかがいさぐる】
Notes
伺い探る: Irregular kanji usage.
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いき 寝息
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to make sure someone is asleep; to listen for the breath of a sleeping person
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
2. to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping
Other forms
寝息を窺う 【ねいきをうかがう】
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Kanji — 1 found

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16 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
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