のぞく

覗 く

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

    • 私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。
      I peeped out through a crack in the wall.

  2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

  3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

    • 私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。
      I saw Mary looking into a show window.

  4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

    • その箱をのぞいてはいけない。
      Don't look into the box.

  5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

    • 彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
      He was looking through a microscope.

  6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

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

    • 隣人が塀の上からちょこっと顔を覗かせた。
      The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.

  7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

  8. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    to face
    esp. 臨く
    archaic