12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

peep, peek

Kun'yomi
  • to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) ②to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.) ③to examine (an expression) ④to face
  • うかが
On'yomi
  • テン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

peep, peek
テン のぞ.く うかが.う (Kentei 1)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
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)

References

Unicode hex code 8998
JIS X 0208 1-75-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4286
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5527
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34840
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c7.2
Four corner code 2661.0