臨
臨

look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on

18 strokesFrequency 722JLPT N1Grade 6

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Dictionary

Common Words

覗くのぞく覘く窺く臨くGodan verbFreq #1982
1

Transitive verb

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)

Examples
私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
2

Transitive verb

to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

3

Transitive verb

to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

Examples
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。
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
4

Transitive verb

to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

Examples
その箱をのぞいてはいけない。
Don't look into the box.
5

Transitive verb

to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

Examples
彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
He was looking through a microscope.
6

Intransitive verb

to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)

Examples
隣人が塀の上からちょこっと顔を覗かせた。
The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.
7

Transitive verb

to examine (an expression); to study (a face)

8

Archaic; Intransitive verb; Esp. 臨く

to face

臨むのぞむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #5756
1

to look out on; to overlook; to front onto

2

to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by

Examples
彼はレースにのぞんで精神統一した。
He psyched himself up for the race.
3

to deal with (an issue)

4

to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in; to participate; to join

臨時りんじNoun~の Adj.Freq #7474
1

temporary; provisional; interim

Examples
私はその会社で臨時の仕事を得た。
I got a temporary job at the firm.
2

special; extraordinary; extra

Examples
彼等は貿易問題について臨時の会合を開いた。
They held a special session on trade problems.
君臨くんりんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10789
1

reigning (over a country)

Examples
その王は40年間にわたって人民の上に君臨した。
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
2

dominating; controlling; dictating

降臨こうりんごうりんNoun~する VerbFreq #13840
1

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany

2

Honorific

arrival (of an important person); appearance

臨戦態勢りんせんたいせいNounFreq #17986
1

war preparation

臨機応変りんきおうへんNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.四字熟語Freq #20334
1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

Examples
何か実際に起これば、私は臨機応変にやるだけだ。
If something does happen, I'll just play it by ear.
臨みのぞみNounFreq #27483
1

challenge; confrontation

臨終りんじゅうNounFreq #28959
1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

臨界りんかいFreq #36025
1

Common noun

boundary

2

Common noun; Physics

(nuclear) criticality

3

Noun or verb acting prenominally

critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)

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