覗

Meaning

覗 centers on looking in a secretive or partial way: peeping, peeking, or catching a glimpse of something that comes into sight.

• 覗くのぞく
  N2

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

• 覗きのぞき

  peep; peeping

• 覗かせるのぞかせる

  to partially expose; to flash; to briefly display

• 覗き込むのぞきこむ

  to look into; to peep into; to peer into

• 差し覗くさしのぞく

  to look (into); to peek; to peep

• 瓶覗かめのぞき

  faint indigo blue (traditional Japanese color name)

• 管の穴から天を覗くくだのあなからてんをのぞく

  to have a narrow view of things

• 葦の髄から天井を覗くよしのずいからてんじょうをのぞく

  to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed

• 覗き機関のぞきからくり

  peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

• 覗き眼鏡のぞきめがね

  peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

• 覗き穴のぞきあな

  peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window

• 覗き窓のぞきまど

  peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window

• 覗き見のぞきみ

  peek; peeping; peeking

• 覗き見るのぞきみる

  to peek; to peep

• 覗き趣味のぞきしゅみ

  voyeurism

• 覗き鏡のぞきかがみ

  one-way mirror

• 覗き魔のぞきま

  peeping Tom

• 針の穴から天を覗くはりのあなからてんをのぞく

  to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

• 針の穴から天覗くはりのあなからてんのぞく

  to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

• 鍵の穴から天を覗くかぎのあなからてんをのぞく

  to have a narrow view of things; to peep at the sky through a keyhole

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