Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
覗くto peek (though 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 face
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
6.
to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
8.
to face
All Forms
覗く 【のぞく】、覘く 【のぞく】、窺く 【のぞく】、臨く 【のぞく】
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Pitch Accent
の
ぞ
く
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就職活動中に大人の世界を覗く。
To take a peek into the adult world during job hunting.
気になる人の私生活を覗いてみたいです。
I want to take a peek into the private life of someone I'm interested in.
庭の窓から部屋を覗いてみると飼い猫と目が合いました。
When I peered into the room from the garden window, I made eye contact with my pet cat.
この辺りは夜でも明るすぎるため望遠鏡を覗いても星がよく見えない。
It is too bright around here even at night, so even if you peep through a telescope, you cannot see the stars very well.
高所恐怖症なので他の人と違って高い所から下を覗くと鳥肌が立ってしまいます。
I have acrophobia, so when I peer down from a high place, I get goosebumps unlike other people.
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