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覗く

覘く、 窺く、 臨く

Reading

Kana: のぞく
Romaji: nozoku
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Definitions

v5k
vt
1

to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)

2

to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

3

to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

4

to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

5

to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

v5k
vi
6

to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)

7

to face

Note: esp. 臨く
Note: archaism
See also: 臨む

Kanji

覗
Readings: シ、 のぞ.く、 うかが.う
Meanings: peep, peek, come in sight
覘
Readings: テン、 のぞ.く、 うかが.う
Meanings: peep, peek
窺
Readings: キ、 うかが.う、 のぞく
Meanings: lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
臨
Readings: リン、 のぞ.む
Meanings: look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on

Example Sentences

戸棚(とだな)を覗(のぞ)いた。
➥I looked in the cupboard.
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私(わたし)の部屋(へや)を覗(のぞ)かないで。
➥Don't look into my room.
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彼(かれ)は顕微鏡(けんびきょう)をのぞいていた。
➥He was looking through a microscope.
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犬(いぬ)は水(みず)の中(なか)をのぞいた。
➥The dog looked into the water.
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彼(かれ)はその箱(はこ)の中(なか)をのぞいた。
➥He looked into the box.
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男(おとこ)は壁(かべ)の隙間(すきま)からのぞいた。
➥The man peeped through a hole in the wall.
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