Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: peep, peek, come in sight

Kunyomi: のぞ.く うかが.う

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: see

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

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

窺う 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