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Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to peek (through 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.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
8.
to face(archaism)(esp. 臨く)
See also:臨む
Other readings:
覘く【のぞく】
窺く【のぞく】
臨く【のぞく】

Godan-ru verb
to spy out
Other readings:
伺い探る【うかがいさぐる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to perceive, to understand
Other readings:
窺い知る【うかがいしる】
伺い知る【うかがいしる】
窺いしる【うかがいしる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly)(usually kana)
2.
to await (one's chance)(usually kana)
3.
to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise(usually kana)(usu. used passively)
Other readings:
うかがう《覗う》

noun, auxillary suru verb
perception, understanding

くだもってんかが
kudawomottetenwoukagau
expression
to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight, to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)

expression, Godan-u verb
to watch for an unguarded moment
Other readings:
隙を窺う【すきをうかがう】

expression, Godan-u verb
1.
to make sure someone is asleep, to listen for the breath of a sleeping person
2.
to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping
Other readings:
寝息を窺う【ねいきをうかがう】

はないき
hanaikiwoukagau
expression, Godan-u verb
to sound out a person's feelings, to consult a person's pleasure
Other readings:
鼻息を窺う【はないきをうかがう】

Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 16 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
Common kanji
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
KUN:
  • うかが.う
    ukaga.u
  • のぞく
    nozoku
ON:
  • ki

Sentence results (showing 4 results)


His talk led me to believe that he knows a great deal

かれ
はつげん
発言
かい
機会
He watched for an opportunity to speak

かのじょ
彼女の
かお
あいがん
哀願
よう
様子
There is a look of appeal on her sad face

We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting