瞯
to peep, to spy
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Readings
On'yomi
- カン
- ケン
Kun'yomi
- うわめづかい
- ながしめ
Meaning
瞯 centers on observing secretly: peeping or spying, using the eye to watch without being noticed.
Study
Etymology
瞯 combines 目 (eye) with 閒, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a gap or interval, suggesting looking through a crack.
Meaning mnemonic
The eye 目 peers through the gap of a gate 門 with a moon 月 inside, like spying through a crack at night.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a can with a tiny hole: you peep through the can to spy on what's inside. Can -> カン.