覗 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

peep, peek, come in sight

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • のぞ(く)
  • うかが(う)
Other languages
  • 拼音si1
  • 한글sa
  • Hán-Việt
  • Hán-ViệtTự

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
見(みる)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8997

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰司見

Words using this kanji

  • 覗くのぞくto peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.), to look down into (a ravine, etc.), to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
  • 覗きのぞきpeep, peeping, peep show, peep
  • 覗き見のぞきみpeek, peeping, peeking
  • 覗き魔のぞきまpeeping Tom
  • 覗き窓のぞきまどpeephole (e.g. in a door), observation window, viewing window
  • 覗き鏡のぞきかがみone-way mirror
  • 覗き穴のぞきあなpeephole, spyhole, inspection hole, observation window
  • 覗き込むのぞきこむto look into, to peep into, to peer into
  • 覗き眼鏡のぞきめがねpeep show, water glass, hydroscope
  • 覗き機関のぞきからくりpeep show
  • 覗き見るのぞきみるto peek, to peep
  • 覗き趣味のぞきしゅみvoyeurism
  • 覗かせるのぞかせるto partially expose, to flash, to briefly display, to partially insert one's arm under an opponent's arm

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(20 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-7
Four Corner
1661.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5c7.3
Heisig
2886
Nelson
4287