Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter

Kunyomi: うかが.う のぞく

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: cave

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キチ perception, understanding

カンキ narrow insight, narrow view

Kunyomi Examples

うかがう to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly), to await (one's chance), to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise

覗く 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.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.), to examine (an expression), to study (a face), to face