Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to take a peep at, to catch a glimpse of.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
垣間見る かいまみる
 
 
 
 
かいま見る かいまみる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hedge, fence, wall
かき がい エン (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
interval, space
ま カン ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
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)