覗く

覘く、 窺く、 臨く

Reading

Kana: のぞく

Romaji: nozoku

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.

私(わたし)の部屋(へや)を覗(のぞ)かないで。

➥Don't look into my room.

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.

犬(いぬ)は水(みず)の中(なか)をのぞいた。

➥The dog looked into the water.

彼(かれ)はその箱(はこ)の中(なか)をのぞいた。

➥He looked into the box.

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.