覗く

のぞく

• Verb

  Godan verb (ku), transitive
  1. to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.).
  2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.).
  3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.).
  4. to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at.
  5. to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.).

• Verb

  Godan verb (ku), intransitive
  1. to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.).
  2. to face.

     archaism

     esp. 臨く

     See also 臨む .