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窺い知る (うかがいしる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
infer ; figure out ; get an idea of
Used when you deduce or sense something from limited clues, hints, or indirect evidence. Often implies reading between the lines or grasping a hidden situation.
この 資し 料りょう だけ で は 全ぜん 体たい 像ぞう を 窺うかが い 知し る の は 難むずか しい 。
It's hard to get an idea of the whole picture from just this material.
Written forms 窺うかが い 知し る Usage 36%
Standard kanji spelling using 窺 (peep, glimpse) and 知る (know).
うかがい 知し る Usage 57%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common when the 窺 kanji is considered difficult or obscure.
伺うかが い 知し る Usage 8%
Rare variant using 伺 (visit, ask); not the standard kanji for this meaning.
Kanji 窺 lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter 伺 pay respects, visit, ask Similar words 推すい 測そく する 推測する is a more formal and logical 'to guess, to conjecture', while 窺い知る emphasizes intuitive grasping from subtle signs.
察さっ する 察する is 'to sense, to sympathize with', often used for feelings; 窺い知る is broader and can refer to facts or situations.
Etymology Compound of 窺い (うかがい, the continuative form of 窺う 'to peep, to spy') and 知る (しる 'to know'). Literally 'to know by peeping', extended to mean inferring from indirect observation.
