覗 – Kanji details

Keyword

peek

Info

Frequency	Top 900-1000
Kanken	Level Pre-1
Heisig	2886
Readings	のぞ (99%)
	うかがのぞき

Composed of

司

boss

見

see

Mnemonic

What's the best way to see what kind of a person your boss is? Just sneak up behind him and take a peek at his screen! Ah, the lazy bastard's browsing Facebook again while he's working us to the bone!

Used in vocabulary (31 in total)

覗のぞく

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

覗のぞき込こむ

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

覗のぞきこむ

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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Examples (21 in total)

そこの窓まどから中なかを覗のぞいてみて。

Try peeking in through that window.

ドアの隙すき間まから部へ屋やの中なかを覗のぞいた。

I peeked into the room through the gap in the door.

髪かみの隙すき間まから覗のぞいた耳みみが少すこしだけ赤あかい。

The ears peeking through the gaps in the hair are slightly red.

不ふ安あんげに、彼かの女じょの顔かおを覗のぞき込こんだ。

I peered into her face anxiously.

そっと柱はしらから覗のぞいてみる。

I quietly peek out from behind the pillar.

先せん輩ぱいふたりに後うしろから覗のぞかれてたらやりづらいよね。

It would be hard to do it with two seniors peeking over your shoulder.

店みせの中なかを覗のぞくと、棚たなは倒たおれ、商しょう品ひんは全まったく残のこっていない。

When I peeked into the shop, the shelves had fallen over and there were no products left at all.

西にしの空そらには紅くれないの月つきが顔かおを覗のぞかせている。

A crimson moon peeks out in the western sky.

二に階かいまで覗のぞき込こんでみたが、やはり無む人じんのようだった。

I tried peering up to the second floor, but it still seemed to be unoccupied.

店てん内ないを覗のぞくと、既すでに客きゃくはおろか店てん員いんも逃にげ出だした後あとだった。

When I peeked into the shop, not only the customers but even the staff had already fled.

二に階かいの手てすりから下したを覗のぞいてみる。

I try looking down from the second-floor railing.

まあ、彼かれは単たんにプライベートを覗のぞかれるのが嫌いやだったんでしょう。

Well, I guess he just didn't like having his private life snooped on.

友とも達だちのスマホを覗のぞくというのは、気きが引ひけた。

I felt awkward about sneaking a look at my friend's smartphone.

彼かれは体からだを乗のり出だしてカウンター下したを覗のぞき込こむ。

He leaned forward and peered under the counter.

居い酒ざか屋やの中なかも覗のぞいている。

I am also peeking into the izakaya.

私わたしの部へ屋やを覗のぞかないでよ。

Don't look into my room.

彼かれはその少しょう年ねんの目めを覗のぞき込こんだ。

He looked into the boy's eyes.

私わたしは壁かべの裂さけ目めから外そとを覗のぞいた。

I peeped out through a crack in the wall.

トムはメアリーの目めを覗のぞき込こんだ。

Tom looked into Mary's eyes.

覗のぞき見みだけはするな。

Just don't peek.

雲くも間まから太たい陽ようが覗のぞいています。