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のぞく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4. to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at
5. to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
6. to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
7. to examine (an expression); to study (a face)
Archaic
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
8. to face
esp. 臨く
Alt. forms
覗のぞく
70%
のぞく
28%
覘のぞく
窺のぞく
臨のぞく
Pitch accent
の
ぞく
Top 4000
Conjugations...Used in: 2396
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to examine someone's expression
to be like a frog in a well; to make (faulty) assumptions based on one's limited understanding of something; (lit.) to look at the skies through the eye of a needle
to be like a frog in a well; to make (faulty) assumptions based on one's limited understanding of something; (lit.) to look at the skies through the eye of a needle
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to peek; to peek into; to stop by; to visit
Examples (2 in total)
Don't look into my room.
You can see the sun peeking through the clouds.