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N3 う-verb (く), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(のぞ)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

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

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

      2. 2.

        to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at

      5. 5.

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

    2. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 6.

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

    3. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 7.

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

    4. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 8.

        to face

        Archaic, esp. 臨く,

        See Also:

    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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      就職(しゅうしょく)活動(かつどう)(ちゅう)大人(おとな)世界(せかい)(のぞ)

      To take a peek into the adult world during job hunting.

      • N3

      ()になる(ひと)私生活(しせいかつ)(のぞ)いてみたいです。

      I want to take a peek into the private life of someone I'm interested in.

      • N3

      (にわ)(まど)から部屋(へや)(のぞ)いてみると()(ねこ)()()いました。

      When I peered into the room from the garden window, I made eye contact with my pet cat.

      • N3

      この(あた)りは(よる)でも(あか)るすぎるため望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)(のぞ)いても(ほし)がよく()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.

      • N3

      高所(こうしょ)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)なので(ほか)(ひと)(ちが)って(たか)(ところ)から(した)(のぞ)鳥肌(とりはだ)()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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