Japanese symbol for “peeking”
覗き見
のぞきみ
Romaji: nozokimi
peek; peeping; peeking
In Japanese, peeking is 覗き見, read のぞきみ (nozokimi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt peek; peeping; peeking
Written forms: 覗き見、のぞき見、覗きみ. Readings: のぞきみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覗く | のぞく nozoku | to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) |
| 覗き | のぞき nozoki | peep; peeping |
| 覗き込む | のぞきこむ nozokikomu | to look into; to peep into; to peer into |
| 覗き魔 | のぞきま nozokima | peeping Tom |
| 覗き眼鏡 | のぞきめがね nozokimegane | peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.