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  • Kun: うかが.う, のぞく
  • On: キ
  • Meaning: lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
  • Examples:
    WordReadingMeaning
    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