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覗: peek

peek; peep
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Readings

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のぞく・うかがう

Read のぞく. Do not mix it up with 除く (のぞく, to remove); 覗く is to peek or peep out.

Key words

覗くのぞくto peek; to peep
覗き込むのぞきこむto look into
覗き穴のぞきあなpeephole
覗き見のぞきみpeeking

Example sentences

When I looked down into the well, my face was reflected on the water.

I checked who had come through the peephole in the front door.

Blue sky is peeking out from a break in the clouds.

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