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窺う

Hiragana
うかがう
Verb
Japanese Meaning
(人に気づかれないように)そっとのぞき見る。ようすをうかがう。 / 相手の心中・ようすなどを、ことばや態度などから推しはかる。 / ある状態や傾向が少し現れてくる。 / 相手の出方やようすなどを見て、有利にふるまおうとする。ようすをさぐる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かくれてそっとようすをみる またはようすからなんとなくそうだとおしはかる
Chinese (Simplified)
偷看;窥视 / 窥伺;伺机而动 / 推断;揣测;看出端倪
What is this buttons?

He peeps through the gap in the door to get a look at the room.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他从门缝悄悄地窥视着房间的样子。

What is this buttons?
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peek, peep

Sense(2)

be on the lookout

Sense(3)

infer, gather

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peek, peep / be on the lookout / infer, gather

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窺う

彼はドアの隙間からそっと部屋の様子を窺う。

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He peeps through the gap in the door to get a look at the room.

He peeps through the gap in the door to get a look at the room.

See correct answer

彼はドアの隙間からそっと部屋の様子を窺う。

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