JinmeiyōPre-Level 1
窺

Meaning

Kanji 窺

lie in wait

lie in wait, reconnoiter, spy on

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うかが.うのぞく
Onyomi 音読み
キ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Frequency
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Strokes
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Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
規 • 槻 • 闚 • 鬹 • 嫢 • 摫 • 槼

Related vocabulary

10 common entries

Showing 10 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

覗く

のぞく

to face

窺う

うかがう

to await (one's chance)

窺知

きち

inference

管窺

かんき

narrow insight

チャンスを窺う

チャンスをうかがう

to wait for an opportunity

管を以て天を窺う

くだをもっててんをうかがう

to have a narrow view of things

隙をうかがう

すきをうかがう

to watch for an unguarded moment

寝息をうかがう

ねいきをうかがう

to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping

鼻息をうかがう

はないきをうかがう

to sound out a person's feelings

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は隙間から中を窺った。

He peeked inside through a gap.

犯人は警察の動きを窺っている。

The culprit is watching the police's movements.

敵の出方を窺う。

To see how the enemy reacts.

彼女の表情に不安の色が窺える。

A hint of anxiety can be seen in her expression.

好機を窺う。

To wait for a good opportunity.