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うかがうukagau《窺う・覗う》 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly)
  • to await (one's chance)
  • to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise - usu. used passively

このkono壁画hekigaからkaraはha古代人kodaijinのno生活seikatsuのno片鱗henrinをwoうかがうukagauことができるkotogadekiru。 We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.

Kanji definition:

窺

キKI・うかがうukaga.u・のぞくnozoku

lie in wait; spy on; reconnoiter

Strokes:
16
Radical:
穴 cave
SKIP:
2-3-13
UTF:
7aba
JIS208:
17-14
Hangul:
규 [gyu]
Pinyin:
kuī
Stroke order:
Example words:
窺く【のぞくnozoku】
to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.); / to look down into (a ravine, etc.); / to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); / to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; / to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); / to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); / to examine (an expression); to study (a face); / to face
窺い知る【うかがいしるukagaishiru】
to perceive; to understand
窺知【きちkichi】
perception; understanding
窺い探る【うかがいさぐるukagaisaguru】
to spy out
隙を窺う【すきをうかがうsukiwoukagau】
to watch for an unguarded moment

Kanji

窺

キKI・うかがうukaga.u・のぞくnozoku

lie in wait; spy on; reconnoiter


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