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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
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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