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Kanji meaning "lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1780
Jinmeiyou
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Debut Idol
16 strokes
Meanings
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
On'yomi
キ
Kun'yomi
うかが.う
のぞく
Stroke order
(16 strokes)
Composed of
穴
hole
radical
規
standard
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
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)
Reading usage
うかが
10 (67%)
き
3 (20%)
うかがい
1 (7%)
のぞ
1 (7%)
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to peep (through)
#5735
顔色
(
かおいろ
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
#24636
窺
(
うかが
)
い
知
(
し
)
る
to infer
#27630
機
(
き
)
会
(
かい
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for one's chance
#32511
隙
(
すき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to watch for an unguarded moment
#39523
機
(
き
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for one's chance
#53189
チャンスを
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for an opportunity
#63430
寝
(
ね
)
息
(
いき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to make sure someone is asleep
#226666
鼻
(
はな
)
息
(
いき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to sound out a person's feelings
#315317
管
(
くだ
)
を
以
(
もっ
)
て
天
(
てん
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to have a narrow view of things
#468698
Most common words using this kanji
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to peep (through)
#5735
顔色
(
かおいろ
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
#24636
窺
(
うかが
)
い
知
(
し
)
る
to infer
#27630
機
(
き
)
会
(
かい
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for one's chance
#32511
隙
(
すき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to watch for an unguarded moment
#39523
機
(
き
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for one's chance
#53189
チャンスを
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to wait for an opportunity
#63430
窺
(
うかがい
)
Ukagai
#112735
寝
(
ね
)
息
(
いき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to make sure someone is asleep
#226666
窺
(
き
)
知
(
ち
)
inference
#240650
窺
(
のぞ
)
く
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
#302370
鼻
(
はな
)
息
(
いき
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to sound out a person's feelings
#315317
管
(
くだ
)
を
以
(
もっ
)
て
天
(
てん
)
を
窺
(
うかが
)
う
to have a narrow view of things
#468698
窺基
(
きき
)
Kuiji (632-682)
#468698
管
(
かん
)
窺
(
き
)
narrow insight
#468698
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