12 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

peep, peek, come in sight

Kun'yomi
  • to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) ②to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.) ③to examine (an expression) ④to face
  • to peep (through) ②to await (one's chance) ③to guess
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

のぞ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

peep, peek, come in sight
のぞ.く シ うかが.う (Kentei Pre-1)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) ②to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.) ③to examine (an expression) ④to face
peep ②peep show
peep show ②water glass
to look (into) ②to stop by
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References

Unicode hex code 8997
JIS X 0208 1-39-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4287
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5528
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2875
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2886
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34839
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c7.3
Four corner code 1661.0