のぞ
 

Godan verb, transitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to look (into), to peek, to peep.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to stop by, to drop in, to call at.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
のぞ
 
差し覗く さしのぞく
しのぞ
 
差覗く さしのぞく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distinction, difference, variation
サ さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
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)