Kanji
窺
kanji character
lie in wait
spy on
reconnoiter
窺 kanji-窺 lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
窺
Meaning
lie in wait spy on and reconnoiter
Readings
Kun'yomi
- うかがう
- のぞく
On'yomi
- き ち inference
- かん き narrow insight
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/16
Component Analysis
Common Words
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窺 くto peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)... -
窺 うto peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly)... -
窺 知 inference, deduction, figuring out... -
管 窺 narrow insight, narrow view -
窺 い知 るto infer, to figure out, to get an idea of... -
隙 を窺 うto watch for an unguarded moment -
機 を窺 うto wait for one's chance, to wait for an opportunity - チ ャ ン ス を
窺 うto wait for an opportunity -
機 会 を窺 うto wait for one's chance, to wait for an opportunity -
鼻 息 を窺 うto sound out a person's feelings, to consult a person's pleasure -
寝 息 を窺 うto make sure someone is asleep, to listen for the breath of a sleeping person, to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping -
管 を以 て天 を窺 うto have a narrow view of things, to look at the sky through a tube