覗く
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
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.)
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
6. to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
Godan verb
Transitive verb
7. to examine (an expression); to study (a face)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
のぞく
Examples16
その
Don't look into the box.
私
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
彼
He was looking through a microscope.
隣人
The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.
私
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
ちょっと
Do you want to look into it?