Word | Reading | Meaning |
窺う | うかがう | to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly); to await (one's chance); (usu. used passively) to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise |
窺く | のぞく | 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 though a forest canopy, etc.); to face |
窺い知る | うかがいしる | to perceive, to understand |
窺知 | きち | perception, understanding |
窺い探る | うかがいさぐる | to spy out |
隙を窺う | すきをうかがう | to watch for an unguarded moment |