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覗く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 覗く.
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Entry
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
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