- 1. [v5k, vt] to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
- 2. [v5k, vt] to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
- 3. [v5k, vt] to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
- 4. [v5k, vt] to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at
- 5. [v5k, vt] to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
- 6. [v5k, vi] to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
- 7. [v5k, vt] to examine (an expression); to study (a face)
- 8. [v5k, vi] to face — esp. 臨く (arch)
Kanji in this word
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覗
peep, peek, come in sightOn: シ (shi)Kun: のぞ.く (nozo.ku)、 うかが.う (ukaga.u)
Example Sentences
私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。
watashi ha kabe no sakeme kara soto wo nozoi ta .
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。
watashi ha mearii ga mise no uindoo wonozoiteirunowo mima shita .
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
その箱をのぞいてはいけない。
sono hako wonozoitehaikenai .
Don't look into the box.
彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
kareha kenbikyou wonozoiteita .
He was looking through a microscope.
隣人が塀の上からちょこっと顔を覗かせた。
rinjin ga hei no ue karachokotto kao wo nozoka seta .
The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.