noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
The act of secretly looking at something, often with a voyeuristic nuance. Can also be used more innocently for taking a quick look.
Stop peeping into the next room.
In Go, a move that places a stone before a connecting point, threatening to divide the opponent's stones. Usually written in katakana as ノゾキ.
He took a peep through the crack in the door.
I enjoyed the peep show at the festival.
After my opponent played a peep, my stones were about to be cut apart.
He was arrested for peeping into the neighbor's bathroom.
It wasn't the first time that man had been caught for peeping.
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look into; peer into; peep into
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
peephole; observation window; viewing window
peeping; peeking; taking a peek
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
Standard kanji spelling for the act of peeping or a peep show.
Katakana spelling is usual for the Go term (source: usu. ノゾキ).
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Rarely used kanji form.
Noun form of the verb 覗く (のぞく, 'to peek'). The Go usage is a specialized extension of the peeping metaphor.
voyeurism