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窺 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「穴」

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準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
On
キき · ki
Kun
うかが.う・のぞくukaga.u · nozoku
Meaning
to peep; to spy out

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hole 穴 with 規 as phonetic: to peer and spy through an opening.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 窺知きち

    perceiving; inferring

  • 窺ううかがう

    to peek; to watch for

More words with this kanji

  • 管窺蠡測かんきれいそく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

表情(ひょうじょう)から相手(あいて)の心中(しんじゅう)を窺(うかが)い知(し)る。

One reads the other's heart from their expression.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

窺知窺知to kno…穿to bor…窄narrow窪hollow竈kitche…穴hole妓perfor…祁great其that祇earthl…稀rare
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 穴Map of reading キAll maps

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