Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to look into, to peer in.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
覗き込む のぞきこむ
 
 
 
覗きこむ のぞきこむ
 
 
 
 
のぞき込む のぞきこむ

Contained Kanji 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)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)