Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 覗き見(のぞきみ) in Japanese

覗き見
Kana Reading
のぞきみ
Romaji
nozokimi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
    Example sentence
    彼女は覗き見したかったが、そんなことはできなかった。 She would have liked to peep in, but could not do such a thing.

Examples of 覗き見, のぞきみ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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覗

12 strokes

peep, peek, come in sight

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: のぞ.く, うかが.う

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